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Great Suzy - can't believe I've not caught that one before :) THANKS MUCHES
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Subject: [InFounta] Butler Co KS Bios: Songer, Clark, Deer, Shipman, Ramser,
Shannon, Booe, Wallis, Miller, Kelley, Lamb
> This is a collection of names and links of people native to Fountain Co
> who had biographies written in Butler Co Kansas at the turn of the last
> century.? I went ahead and copied Harvey Songer's Biography, but for the
> rest of the men I just included a sentence which identifies the person and
> a link to their biography.
>
> Suzy Wert
>
> Harvey L. Songer
>
> HARVEY L. SONGER is a native of Butler County, Kansas, has had a long and
> varied experience in business affairs, though he is still a young man, and
> is now filling with complete satisfaction to his constituency the office
> of clerk of the District Court, with home at El Dorado.
>
> Mr. Songer was born in Butler County, October 19, 1881. His paternal
> ancestors came out of England, the immigrant ancestor in this country
> having been his great-grandfather, who located in Ohio. Mr. Songer's
> grandfather, George Songer, was born in Ohio April 25, 1824. During his
> infancy in 1826 his parents removed to Indiana, and he lived in that state
> in Fountain County until 1871, when he came out to Kansas and was a
> pioneer homesteader in Butler County. He spent his life as a farmer and
> died in the county at Rosalia in March, 1910. George Songer married
> Susanna Bonebrake, who died in Fountain County, Indiana. Of their children
> the only one now living is Louisa, whose home is at El Dorado. Her husband
> was E. Howe, a suceessful business man of this community.
>
> M. L. Songer, father of Harvey L. was born in Fountain County, Indiana,
> May 15, 1852. He came to Kansas at the age of twenty, having been reared
> on a farm in Fountain County, Indiana. As one of the early settlers he
> homesteaded some land, but never proved it up. He sold his farm but
> continued to be a farmer until his death at Rosalia on January 7,1913. In
> politics he was closely affiliated with the greenback and populist
> movement in the '80s and '90s. He was a member of the United Brethren
> Church. He was married in Greenwood County, Kansas, to Miss Sophronia
> Goodnight. She was born in Shawnee County, Kansas, in March, 1862, was
> reared in Greenwood County, and is now living at Rosalia in Butler
> Country. Of her children Harvey L. is the oldest; Laura died in infancy;
> H. A. Songer is a farmer at Benton in Butler County; Orpha married J. M.
> Withrow, a railroad man living at Englewood, Kansas; Eva is the wife of
> Harry Dilts, a carpenter and contractor at Leon in Butler County; Fr!
> ank is a member of the Class of 1917 in the El Dorado High School.
>
> Harvey L. Songer grew up in Butler County, attended the public schools at
> Rosalia, and finished his education at the age of eighteen. After that he
> was a successful and popular teacher in the county for three years, and
> then put in a year as a practical farmer. Leaving the farm, he entered the
> mercantile business at Pontiac and was one of the well known merchants
> there for eight years. In 1912 Mr. Songer embarked in the wholesale hay
> business, having his warehouses and headquarters both at Pontiac and El
> Dorado. In August, 1913, he moved his home to El Dorado in order to afford
> his children better school advantages. He continued as a wholesale dealer
> until March, 1916, when he accepted the responsibilities of the office of
> assessor of El Dorado. In November, 1916, Mr. Songer was elected clerk of
> the District Court.
>
> He is looked upon as one of the rising young men of Butler County, and has
> always shown an effciency and reliability in any trust that has been
> imposed upon him. He has a host of friends and his popularity is justly
> merited. Whileliving at Pontiac Mr. Songer served as postmaster for two
> years under Roosevelt and two years under Taft. He was also a member of
> the school board for six years. He has some farm interests in the county
> and owns his residence at 314 North Emporia Street. His offices are in the
> courthouse.
>
> Mr. Songer is a republican, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
> and a teacher in its Sunday school, and has fraternal affiliations with
> Patmos Lodge No. 97, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at El Dorado; El
> Dorado Lodge No. 74. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past
> noble grand; El Dorado Camp No. 647, Modern Woodmen of America; El Dorado
> Lodge No. 128 Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Imo Lodge No. 48,
> Knights of Pythias.
>
> Mr. Songer is married and has a happy family and an ideal home. On April
> 19, 1903, he was married at Pontiac to Miss Jennie Bishop, a native of
> Kansas and a daughter of Elias and Charlotte (Childers) Bishop. Her mother
> is now deceased. Elias Bishop was one of the very early pioneersof Butler
> County, coming in 1868, at the age of sixteen. He still owns his homestead
> in Fairview Township, but is now retired from active farming and a
> resident of El Dorado. Mr. and Mrs. Songer have three children Carl Lyman,
> born January 25, 1904; Mabel Merle, born February 11, 1906; and Marvin
> Fletcher, born January 5, 1908.
>
>
> A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written & compiled by William E.
> Connelley, 1918, transcribed by Lorri Wray, student from USD 508, Baxter
> Springs Middle School, Baxter Springs, Kansas, October 21, 1999.
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bios/songerhl.html
>
> --------------
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Harvey L. Songer
>
>
>
> M. L. Songer, father of Harvey L. was born in Fountain County, Indiana,
> May 15, 1852. He came to Kansas at the age of twenty, having been
> reared on a farm in Fountain County, Indiana.
>
>
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bios/songerhl.html
>
>
>
>
>
> --------------
>
> J. Gipson Clark
>
> It was from Fountain County, Indiana, that Mr. Clark started westward in
> 1886 to find a new home and opportunities in Kansas.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1919ks/c/clarkjg.html
>
> ------------------------
>
> JOB DEER DIED THIS MORNING AT THE HOME OF HIS SON
>
> The deceased would have been 66 years old had he lived until April 26,
> having been born in Fountain county, Indiana, April 26, 1848.? He was
> reared on a farm and received a fair common school education, though like
> many another lad, it was sadly interfered with by the civil war.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/civilwar/Job_Deer.htm
>
> ----------------
>
>
>
>
> ISAAC M. SHIPMAN.
>
> A native of Fountain county, Indiana, Isaac Shipman was born on the 7th of
> April, 1842, and was a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Davis) Shipman, both of
> whom are now deceased, the mother having passed away in 1844, while the
> father survived until 1871.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/crawford/history/1905/shipman_is...
>
> _______________________
>
> E. E. Kelley
>
> He married Rebecca McCleister. She was born in Fountain County, Indiana,
> in 1839, and died at Yates Center, Kansas, in 1909.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/biok/kelleyee.html
>
> -------------------
>
>
>
> John Ramser
>
> John Ramser was born in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, February 20,
> 1849, being a son of John and Elizabeth (Ritz) Ramser. The father came to
> the United States in 1856, but it was not until three years later that he
> was able to send for the family, and when they arrived in America all
> settled on a farm in Fountain County, Indiana. There the father passed
> away in April, 1895, at the age of seventy-two years, the mother having
> died in 1883, when fifty-six years old.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1919ks/r/ramserj.html
>
> -------------------
>
> JOSEPH N. SHANNON.
>
> Joseph N. Shannon was the third member of the family. He attended the
> common schools and later pursued a high school course in Attica, Indiana,
> after which he engaged in teaching school for two years. He then came to
> Kansas with his parents and purchased three hundred and twenty acres of
> land from the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company. He still owns
> this valuable property. For two years after his arrival in Woodson County
> he engaged in teaching school, and then returned to Indiana for his bride.
> There on the 10th of January, 1876, he was united in marriage to Miss
> Sarah M. Claypool, of Fountain County.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/allen/history/1901/s/shannon_jos...
>
> --------------------------
> JOSEPH M. BOOE.
>
> Mrs Emily (Booe) Winslow, the younger, is now living in Fountain county,
> Indiana.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/allen/history/1901/b/booe_joseph...
>
> ---------------------
>
> BENJAMIN L. WALLIS.
>
> In 1865 Mr. Wallis was united in marriage to Miss Sophia McCool, whose
> parents were born and reared in Ohio, and removed to Indiana in the early
> '50s. Mrs. Wallis has two brothers, Jacob and John, who are married and
> reside with their families in Fountain County, Indiana.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/allen/history/1901/w/wallis_benj...
>
> ____________________________
>
> Giles H. Lamb, of Yates Center, Kan., a lawyer of pronounced ability and a
> leader at the Woodson county bar, has attained wide prominence, both as a
> legal advocate and as an ardent worker in the Republican political affairs
> of the state. Mr. Lamb is a native of Indiana, born in Fountain county,
> that state, Feb. 22, 1858. His father was William Lamb and his mother was
> a Miss Lucinda Dailey; the former was born near Richmond, Ind., and the
> latter was a native of Tennessee.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/l3/lamb_giles_h.html
>
> --------------------
>
> Wilber M. Miller
>
> Wilber M. Miller was born in Fountain County, Indiana, May 17, 1858. His
> parents were John and Eliza (Bonebrake) Miller, the farmer of whom was a
> practicing physician when he left Indiana and traveled in the old-time
> covered wagon, with his family and medicine cases, to Cherokee County,
> Kansas.
>
> http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1919ks/m/millerwm.html
>
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>
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This is a collection of names and links of people native to Fountain Co who had biographies written in Butler Co Kansas at the turn of the last century.? I went ahead and copied Harvey Songer's Biography, but for the rest of the men I just included a sentence which identifies the person and a link to their biography.
Suzy Wert
Harvey L. Songer
HARVEY L. SONGER is a native of Butler County, Kansas, has had a long and varied experience in business affairs, though he is still a young man, and is now filling with complete satisfaction to his constituency the office of clerk of the District Court, with home at El Dorado.
Mr. Songer was born in Butler County, October 19, 1881. His paternal ancestors came out of England, the immigrant ancestor in this country having been his great-grandfather, who located in Ohio. Mr. Songer's grandfather, George Songer, was born in Ohio April 25, 1824. During his infancy in 1826 his parents removed to Indiana, and he lived in that state in Fountain County until 1871, when he came out to Kansas and was a pioneer homesteader in Butler County. He spent his life as a farmer and died in the county at Rosalia in March, 1910. George Songer married Susanna Bonebrake, who died in Fountain County, Indiana. Of their children the only one now living is Louisa, whose home is at El Dorado. Her husband was E. Howe, a suceessful business man of this community.
M. L. Songer, father of Harvey L. was born in Fountain County, Indiana, May 15, 1852. He came to Kansas at the age of twenty, having been reared on a farm in Fountain County, Indiana. As one of the early settlers he homesteaded some land, but never proved it up. He sold his farm but continued to be a farmer until his death at Rosalia on January 7,1913. In politics he was closely affiliated with the greenback and populist movement in the '80s and '90s. He was a member of the United Brethren Church. He was married in Greenwood County, Kansas, to Miss Sophronia Goodnight. She was born in Shawnee County, Kansas, in March, 1862, was reared in Greenwood County, and is now living at Rosalia in Butler Country. Of her children Harvey L. is the oldest; Laura died in infancy; H. A. Songer is a farmer at Benton in Butler County; Orpha married J. M. Withrow, a railroad man living at Englewood, Kansas; Eva is the wife of Harry Dilts, a carpenter and contractor at Leon in Butler County; Fr!
ank is a member of the Class of 1917 in the El Dorado High School.
Harvey L. Songer grew up in Butler County, attended the public schools at Rosalia, and finished his education at the age of eighteen. After that he was a successful and popular teacher in the county for three years, and then put in a year as a practical farmer. Leaving the farm, he entered the mercantile business at Pontiac and was one of the well known merchants there for eight years. In 1912 Mr. Songer embarked in the wholesale hay business, having his warehouses and headquarters both at Pontiac and El Dorado. In August, 1913, he moved his home to El Dorado in order to afford his children better school advantages. He continued as a wholesale dealer until March, 1916, when he accepted the responsibilities of the office of assessor of El Dorado. In November, 1916, Mr. Songer was elected clerk of the District Court.
He is looked upon as one of the rising young men of Butler County, and has always shown an effciency and reliability in any trust that has been imposed upon him. He has a host of friends and his popularity is justly merited. Whileliving at Pontiac Mr. Songer served as postmaster for two years under Roosevelt and two years under Taft. He was also a member of the school board for six years. He has some farm interests in the county and owns his residence at 314 North Emporia Street. His offices are in the courthouse.
Mr. Songer is a republican, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a teacher in its Sunday school, and has fraternal affiliations with Patmos Lodge No. 97, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at El Dorado; El Dorado Lodge No. 74. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past noble grand; El Dorado Camp No. 647, Modern Woodmen of America; El Dorado Lodge No. 128 Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Imo Lodge No. 48, Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Songer is married and has a happy family and an ideal home. On April 19, 1903, he was married at Pontiac to Miss Jennie Bishop, a native of Kansas and a daughter of Elias and Charlotte (Childers) Bishop. Her mother is now deceased. Elias Bishop was one of the very early pioneersof Butler County, coming in 1868, at the age of sixteen. He still owns his homestead in Fairview Township, but is now retired from active farming and a resident of El Dorado. Mr. and Mrs. Songer have three children Carl Lyman, born January 25, 1904; Mabel Merle, born February 11, 1906; and Marvin Fletcher, born January 5, 1908.
A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written & compiled by William E. Connelley, 1918, transcribed by Lorri Wray, student from USD 508, Baxter Springs Middle School, Baxter Springs, Kansas, October 21, 1999.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bios/songerhl.html
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Harvey L. Songer
M. L. Songer, father of Harvey L. was born in Fountain County, Indiana,
May 15, 1852. He came to Kansas at the age of twenty, having been
reared on a farm in Fountain County, Indiana.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bios/songerhl.html
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J. Gipson Clark
It was from Fountain County, Indiana, that Mr. Clark started westward in 1886 to find a new home and opportunities in Kansas.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1919ks/c/clarkjg.html
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JOB DEER DIED THIS MORNING AT THE HOME OF HIS SON
The deceased would have been 66 years old had he lived until April 26, having been born in Fountain county, Indiana, April 26, 1848.? He was reared on a farm and received a fair common school education, though like many another lad, it was sadly interfered with by the civil war.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/civilwar/Job_Deer.htm
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ISAAC M. SHIPMAN.
A native of Fountain county, Indiana, Isaac Shipman was born on the 7th of April, 1842, and was a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Davis) Shipman, both of whom are now deceased, the mother having passed away in 1844, while the father survived until 1871.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/crawford/history/1905/shipman_is...
_______________________
E. E. Kelley
He married Rebecca McCleister. She was born in Fountain County, Indiana, in 1839, and died at Yates Center, Kansas, in 1909.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/biok/kelleyee.html
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John Ramser
John Ramser was born in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, February 20, 1849, being a son of John and Elizabeth (Ritz) Ramser. The father came to the United States in 1856, but it was not until three years later that he was able to send for the family, and when they arrived in America all settled on a farm in Fountain County, Indiana. There the father passed away in April, 1895, at the age of seventy-two years, the mother having died in 1883, when fifty-six years old.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1919ks/r/ramserj.html
-------------------
JOSEPH N. SHANNON.
Joseph N. Shannon was the third member of the family. He attended the common schools and later pursued a high school course in Attica, Indiana, after which he engaged in teaching school for two years. He then came to Kansas with his parents and purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land from the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company. He still owns this valuable property. For two years after his arrival in Woodson County he engaged in teaching school, and then returned to Indiana for his bride. There on the 10th of January, 1876, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah M. Claypool, of Fountain County.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/allen/history/1901/s/shannon_jos...
--------------------------
JOSEPH M. BOOE.
Mrs Emily (Booe) Winslow, the younger, is now living in Fountain county, Indiana.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/allen/history/1901/b/booe_joseph...
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BENJAMIN L. WALLIS.
In 1865 Mr. Wallis was united in marriage to Miss Sophia McCool, whose parents were born and reared in Ohio, and removed to Indiana in the early '50s. Mrs. Wallis has two brothers, Jacob and John, who are married and reside with their families in Fountain County, Indiana.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/allen/history/1901/w/wallis_benj...
____________________________
Giles H. Lamb, of Yates Center, Kan., a lawyer of pronounced ability and a leader at the Woodson county bar, has attained wide prominence, both as a legal advocate and as an ardent worker in the Republican political affairs of the state. Mr. Lamb is a native of Indiana, born in Fountain county, that state, Feb. 22, 1858. His father was William Lamb and his mother was a Miss Lucinda Dailey; the former was born near Richmond, Ind., and the latter was a native of Tennessee.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/l3/lamb_giles_h.html
--------------------
Wilber M. Miller
Wilber M. Miller was born in Fountain County, Indiana, May 17, 1858. His parents were John and Eliza (Bonebrake) Miller, the farmer of whom was a practicing physician when he left Indiana and traveled in the old-time covered wagon, with his family and medicine cases, to Cherokee County, Kansas.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1919ks/m/millerwm.html
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Frank Harvey, 86, Alvin, Ill., died at 10:02
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at Vermilion Manor Nursing Home. He had been a patient
since April 23. He was born March 25, 1901, in Kingman, the son of George W.
and Jessie Mitchell Harvey. He married Maude Curry Nov. 17, 1918 in Danville.
She died Oct. 6, 1967. Surviving are four (sic five) sons, Donald and Benny,
both of Danville; Richard, Alvin, and Dale, Hemitt, Calif.; six daughters, Mrs.
Esther Nolan, Mrs. Clay (Lorena) McBride, Mrs. Fred (Ethel) Wright, Mrs. Tom
(Grace) Bolser, all of Danville; Mrs. Patricia "Dee Dee" Davis,
Williamsport, and Mrs. Gloria Jean Ice, Lafayette; two sisters, Imogene Teague
of California and Mrs. Evelyn Shirar, Darlington; a brother, Marvin Harvey of
California; 40 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset
Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Dodson officiating. Burial was in Sunset
Memorial Park. Star Tribune, Attica,
Indiana, Tuesday, August 12, 1986.
Maurice W. Medley, 63, who made his home with a sister, Mrs.
Loren (Helena) Byers, West Point, died at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, in Home
Hospital, Lafayette. He was born in Kentland, March 7, 1923, the son of Will
and Iva Inez Reprogle Medley. He had lived in the Lafayette area, Royal Center
and Tacoma Park, Md., before moving to Brownsville, Texas, 23 years ago. He
graduated from Buffalo High School and attended Purdue University. He was
married Sept. 9, 1945, in Washington, D.C., to Miriam "Penny" Clark,
who survives. He owned and operated Medley Electronics Co. in Brownsville and
also was a consultant for the NASA Space Center in Houston, Texas, retiring in
1985. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Brownsville, First Armored Division
Association of Charleston, S.C., and National Association of retired Persons.
He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was ammunitions specialist for
American Mission for Aid to Turkey three years. Surviving, besides his wife,
and sister, Mrs. Byers, are two daughters, Mrs. Darrell (Maureen) Farney,
Elyria, Ohio, and Mrs. Ronald (Marilyn) Gilmore, Brownsville; two sons, Michael
Medley, Byron, Ga., and Marshall Medley, Round Rock, Texas; two other sisters,
Mrs. Hugh (Emmy) Leeman, Logansport, and Mrs. William (Pat) Hurst, Titusville,
Ga.; one brother, Robert Medley, Clarks Hills; a half brother, Roy Medley,
Brookston; three half sisters, Mrs. Willie (Nellie) Henshaw, Monticello; Mrs.
Mildred Livengood, Bastrop, Texas, and Vernabelle Medley, Clarks Hills, and 10
grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the West Point
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Darrell Farney and the Rev. Lewis Ruman
officiating. Burial was in West Point Cemetery. Those so desiring may
contribute in memoriam to the West Point Fire and Rescue Squad or west Point
Lions Club. Star Tribune, Attica, Tuesday, August 26, 1986
Robert Lewis, 70, South Second St., Cayuga, died at 2:45
a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, Ill. He was born,
June 26, 1916, in Georgetown, Ill., the son of Pleasant Samuel and Nancy R.
Pribble Lewis. He married Mary Elizabeth Spencer in Newport Dec. 11, 1939. She
survives. He owned a custom butchering shop in Cayuga for 10 years. He was also
a carpenter. His hobbies were gardening and woodworking. Surviving, besides his
wife, are a daughter, Judy Youngblood, Columbus; two sons, David Lewis,
Covington, and Mike Lewis, Danville; eight grandchildren; five brothers, Loren,
Danville; Alva of the Grape Creek community,; Vernon and Charles, both of
Georgetown, and Dorral, Denver; a sister, Evelyn Gardner, Ridge Farm, Ill. He
was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, Carolyn Sue, a
brother, Paul, and a sister, Eleanor. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home, Georgetown, Ill., with the rev.
father C. B. Motsett officiating. Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery. Star
Tribune, Attica, Tuesday, August 26, 1986
Beulah May Watson, 51, 103 Coronado Drive, Catlin, Ill.,
died at 3 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11 at Pleasant Meadows Christian Village in
Chrisman. She was born Dec. 24, 1934, in Newport, the daughter of Fred and
Grace Anglemyer DeMotte. She married Donald Eugene Watson Jan. 22, 1970. He
survives. Surviving, besides her husband, are a son, Dennis Chandler,
Covington; a daughter, Mrs. Jeff (Roxann) Crowder, Catlin; her mother, Grace
DeMotte, route 2, Kingman; four stepdaughters, Cheryl Harp, Donna Tomlinson,
Lori Erickson and Jan Marie Aldridge, all of Fayetteville, Ark.; a stepson,
Orville LaDean Watson, Fayetteville; three grandchildren; 12 step
grandchildren; four brothers, "Billie" Gene DeMotte, Charles DeMotte
and tom DeMotte, all of Kingman, and Freddie DeMotte, Lakeland, Fla., four
sisters, Rosemary Varner, Danville, Virginia Pribble, Brenda Ritchey and
Marilyn Nixon, all of Kingman. She was preceded in death by her father. Funeral
services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home,
Covington, with George Rose officiating. Burial was in Springhill Cemetery,
Danville. Star Tribune, Attica, Indiana, Friday, August 15, 1986
Everett Wilbur, 85, Veedersburg, died at 3:20 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Williamsport Nursing Home, Crawfordsville. He was
born Nov. 15, 1909, in Humrick, Ill., the son of David and Anna Lynch Wilbur.
He married Gladys Dell of Veedersburg. She preceded him in death in 1978. He
was a member of the United Methodist Church, Veedersburg. Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. Frances Boger, and a son-in-law, Dr. Larry Boger, Stillwater,
Okla.; a sister, Carrie Crane Boatman, Veedersburg, and two grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Friday) at Mount Hope
Cemetery, Covington, with the Rev. Tom Brooks officiating. Dickerson Funeral
Home, Veedersburg, was in charge of arrangements. Star Tribune, Attica, Friday,
August 22, 1986
Ruth C. Hesler Weigle, 74, 402 E. Main St.,
Attica, died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 14, at 1
a.m., having been ill for several years. She was born in Danville, Ill., Dec.
17, 1911, the daughter of John D. and Anna Hershberger Hesler. She had formerly
lived in Veedersburg and lived in the Attica area for about 55 years, moving to
Attica in 1971. She was married June 20, 1931, in Lafayette, to Charles E.
Weigle, who survives. She was a graduate of Veedersburg High School in 1929.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Attica, charter member of the
Friendship garden Club, Methodist Women, Altar Guild, DAR and Hospital Guild.
Surviving, besides her husband, are three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Letitia)
Pattengale, Route 2, Attica; Mrs. George Wayne (Carolyn) Vanover, Miami, Fla.,
and Sandra Weigle, Winter Haven, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Lawrence (Della) Weir,
Crawfordsville; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Two brothers and
two sisters preceded her in death. Friends may call at Maus Funeral Home,
Attica, from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held in the Maus
Chapel, Monday at 11 a.m. with the Revs. R. Larry Smith and Earl D. Owen.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Attica. Those so desiring may contribute
in memoriam to the United Methodist Church of Attica. Star Tribune, Attica,
Indiana, Friday, August 15, 1986
Dorothy Elizabeth Sims, 77, 108 Sherry Lane, Attica, died at
Fayette Memorial Hospital, Connersville, Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 3:15 p.m.
having been ill in the past year. She was born at Converse, Ind., Jan. 12,
1909, the daughter of Lewis W. and Lulu Day Riggs. She had formerly lived in
Converse and had been a resident of Attica since 1918. She was married Nov. 17,
1928, in Pendleton, to Charles Sims, who preceded her in death July 18, 1974.
She was a graduate of Attica High School and the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of
Music, Indianapolis. She gave private piano lessons at home. She was a member
of the Attica United Methodist Church, DAR, Tri Kappa Musical Arts Society and
the Literary Club of Attica. Surviving are one son, Charles L. Sims, Wilmette,
Ill.; a daughter, Mrs, Tim (Susan E.) Rogers, Converse; five grandchildren,
Julia Brady, Charles M. Sims, James L. Sims, Shari Saffell and Brian Saffell.
Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica, from 6-9 p.m. Saturday.
Funeral services will be held in the Maus Chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev.
Earl Owen officiating. Those who will serve as pallbearers are Charles M. Sims,
James L.. Sims, Brian Saffell, Tim Rogers, Rick Roemer and Tim Roemer. Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery, Attica. Star Tribune, Attica, Friday, August 22,
1986
Alfred Victor Ringer, 82, 311 Lincoln St.,
Williamsport, died at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, in Williamsport Community
Hospital. He had been in ill health five months. He was born in Williamsport
Nov.10, 1903, the son of Victor H. and Alice Thomas Ringer. He was married
April 19, 1929, in Indianapolis, to Dorothy E. Slabaugh, who survives. He
graduated from Attica High School in 1922. He received his bachelor's degree
from Indiana University in 1926, his law degree in 1928 and his doctor of jurisprudence
in 1967. He was a partner in the law firm of Ringer and Dowd, which was founded
by his father, the late Victor H. Ringer. He practiced law from 1928 to 1984,
serving as prosecuting attorney from 1935 to 1940, town attorney from 1940 to
1972, county attorney from 1953 to 1970, and deputy prosecuting attorney from
1979 to 1982. In 1984 he was named a Sagamore of the Wabash. He was a member of
the Presbyterian Church; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society;
Indiana State Bar Association; Indiana Bar Foundation; Warren County Bar
Association; Rotary International; Shrine; Elks; Warren County Historical
Society; James Whitcomb Riley Association; a 50-year Mason and a 50-year member
of the Eastern Star. He also was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi
Legal fraternity and Sigma Nu Social fraternity. He received the Rotary
International Service Award in 1952, the Indiana State Bar Association
Presidential Citation in 1974, and was named in Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's
Who in American Law, and Who's Who in the World. Surviving, besides his wife,
are two sons, Thomas L. Ringer, Malibu, Calif., and Dr. William A. Ringer,
Route 4, Attica; one daughter, Mrs. Joan R. Larson, Williamsport; 10
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded him in
death. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today (Friday) at the Fisher Funeral Home,
Williamsport. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Fisher
Chapel with the Rev. Charles B. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the
Highland Cemetery. Those so desiring may contribute in memoriam to the
Williamsport Community Hospital Star Tribune, Attica, Friday, August 22, 1986
Tula Vivian ransom, 85, 1100 ½ S. McDonald St., Attica, who had been residing the past three
weeks at Woodland Manor Nursing Home, Attica, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Lafayette, at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20. She had been hospitalized since
Aug. 17. She was born at Rainsville Jan. 3, 1901, the daughter of Norma Elwood
and Mary Margaret Burkey Bartlett. She had formerly lived at Rainsville,
Lafayette and Williamsport and had been a resident of Attica for over 30 years.
She was married May 19, 1920, in Williamsport, to Clarence Oliver Ransom, who
preceded her in death May 13, 1953. She attended school at Rainsville and was a
houselady at Purdue University for 10 years in H-1. She had also taught music
in her home and in different schools. Her hobbies were playing the piano and
crocheting. She attended the Attica Free Methodist Church and was a member of
the Rainsville church and Attica chapter 125, Order of Eastern Star. Surviving
are two sons, Warren Eugene Ransom, Attica, and Terry Dean Ransom, Attica; one
daughter, Mrs. Violet June (Dr. Wayne L.) Fowler, Concordia, Kan.; 16
grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. A son, Robert Elwood, and a daughter,
Florence Constance, also preceded her in death. Friends may call at the Maus Funeral
Home, Attica, from 5-8 p.m. today (Friday). Funeral services will be in the
Maus Chapel, Saturday, at 10 a.m.. with the Rev. Edward Bengett officiating.
Those serving as pallbearers will be Roy Griffis, Randy Ransom, Robert Steven
Ransom, John ransom, Mark ransom, Terry Lynn Ransom and Joe Dillman. Burial
will be in Rainsville Cemetery. Those so desiring may contribute in memoriam to
the Attica Free Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Star Tribune, Attica, Friday,
August 22, 1986
Joseph W. "Jose" Pettice, 76, Alvin, Ill., died at
7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Americana Healthcare Center, Danville, Ill.,
where he had been a patient since February, 1986. He was born Feb. 6, 1910, in
Henning, Ill., the son of Camey and Ida Mae Deck Pettice. He was married March
7, 1938, to Florence I. Wood, who survives. He had lived in the Alvin area most
of his life. He had farmed, worked at Harrison Steel Casting Co.., Attica, and
the State of Illinois Highway Department. He enjoyed fishing and repairing
televisions, He was a member of the Bowman Avenue Church of God in Danville.
Surviving, besides his wife, are a son, Sgt 1st Class Jose, El Paso, Texas; two
daughters, Mrs. Harvey (Martha) Phillips, Alvin, and Mrs. Frank (Irene) Watson,
Las Vegas, Nev.; a brother, Milton, Hoopeston; three sisters, Golda Stockwill,
Rossville; Myrtle Schwedler, Kewanee, Wis., and Frances Rumble, Danville; five
grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by three
sisters and seven brothers.. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at Morrison Funeral Home, Bismarck, with the Rev. J. T. Riggs officiating.
Burial was in Gundy Cemetery. Star Tribune, Attica, Friday, August 22, 1986
Thelma J. Martin, 77, formerly of Route 2,
Attica, and 300 Windy Hill Drive, Lafayette, died at Regency Place, Lafayette,
Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 9:55 a.m., where she had resided since March 1984. She was
born at Williamsport July 21, 1909, the daughter of John and Ethel Mitton
Baxter. She had formerly lived on Route 2, Attica, for 31 years, and all of her
life in Fountain and Warren counties. She was married Nov. 16, 1929, in Attica,
to James M. Martin, who preceded her in death Feb. 27, 1974. She was a graduate
of Judyville High School and was a housewife. She was a former member of the
Hickman Heights Christian Church. Surviving are three sons, Robert E. Martin,
Route 1, West Point; James L. Martin, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Charles W. Martin;
a daughter, Mrs. Coy (Beverly J.) Poynter, Lafayette; two brothers, Adrian
Beason and Richard Beason, both of Route 4, Attica; three sisters, Mrs. Paul
(Mary Jane) Kenworthy, Williamsport; Mrs.. William (Barbara) Crane, Lafayette,
and Mrs. Hank (Maxine) Campbell, Indianapolis, and 11 grandchildren. A daughter
also preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. today
(Friday) at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica, with the Rev. Jim Chase officiating.
Terri Martin sang "How Great Thou Art." Those who served as
pallbearers were James R. Martin, Gary Martin, Ken Martin, Steven Poynter,
Kurtis Poynter and Joe Dutkanicz. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. Attica.
Star Tribune, Attica, Friday, August 22, 1986
Hazel I. Carter Hamilton, 92, 311 E. Monroe St.,
Williamsport, died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, in Williamsport Community
Hospital. She had been hospitalized five weeks and in ill health since
suffering a stroke six weeks ago. She was born in Williamsport June 19, 1894,
the daughter of George and Letha Shaw Carter. She was a lifelong resident of
the community. She was married in 1916, in Williamsport, to Edwin R. Hamilton.
He died in 1961. She was a 1914 graduate of Williamsport High School and also
graduated from Madam Blaker's Teachers College, Indianapolis, and received her
degree from Central Normal College, Danville, Ind., and Purdue University. She
was an elementary schoolteacher and taught at Williamsport Elementary School
for 31 years. She was a member of the Williamsport United Methodist Church;
Indiana State Teachers Association; Attica-Williamsport Tri Kappa sorority; and
several other local clubs. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Jane)
Reuzenaar, Williamsport; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Whitehall, Attica; a
granddaughter, Mrs. Jack (Jan) Dillman, Lafayette; one great-granddaughter,
Melissa Dillman; a niece and two nephews. One brother also preceded her in
death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Friday) at the Fisher
Funeral Home Chapel, Williamsport, with the Rev. Charles B. Anderson
officiating. Burial will be in Highland
Cemetery. Those so desiring may contribute in memoriam to the Williamsport
Community Hospital or Senior Citizens. Star Tribune, Attica, Friday, August 22,
1986
Floyd F. Foxworthy, 81, Terre Haute, died at
4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, in Terre Haute. He was born April 11, 190, in
Newtown, the son of Roy and Maude Taylor Foxworthy. He married Bernice Thomas
April 7, 1922, in Attica. She died March 21, 1961. He later married Ruby Parks,
Aug. 23, 1968, in Terre Haute. She survives. He was a former resident of
Hoopeston and was employed by Ora J. Baer in construction for 30 years.
Surviving by his first marriage are two sons, Donald, Hoopeston, and Floyd F.,
Watseka; two daughters, Mrs. Vader (Lemoyn) Clements, Hoopeston, and Mrs.
Eugene (Lois) Wintersteen, Hoopeston; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren,
and a brother, Merle, Terre Haute; three stepdaughters, Nancy Stocker, Tampa,
Fla.; Sandra Christeson, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Patricia Kelley, Terre
Haute, and six stepgrandchildren. He was also preceded in death by by his
parents, a daughter, a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.. Funeral
services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home, Hoopeston,
with the Rev. Jeff Borgerson officiating. Burial was in Floral Hill Cemetery. Star Tribune, Attica, Friday, August 22, 1986
Oliver "Ollie" Turpin, 51, 706 S.
Perry St., Attica, died at Lakeview Medical Center, Danville, Ill., Monday,
Aug. 11, at 11:45 a.m. having been ill for five years. He was born in Windsor,
Casey County, Ky., Dec. 17, 1934, the son of Amos and Irene Adkins Turpin. He
had lived most of his life in Attica. He was married Oct. 1, 1977, in
Crawfordsville, to Barbara Jean Sheets, who survives. He attended school in
Liberty, Ky. and had been employed at Harrison Steel Castings, Co., Attica, for
about 15 years as a truck driver. He had formerly been a tree trimmer.
Surviving besides the wife, are two sons, Chad Allen Turpin, at home, and James
Turpin, San Diego, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Irene Neal, Hillsboro; five
brothers, Frankie Turpin, Route 2, Attica (Riverside); Earl Turpin,
Indianapolis; James Turpin, Logansport; Chester Turpin, Chicago, and Louie of
California; one sister, Loretta Laycox, Nashville, Tenn.; two half sisters,
Mrs. Linda Turpin, Houstonville, Ky., and Marie Davis, Russell Springs, Ky.,
and six grandchildren, Angel, Dusstain, Christopher, Donald, Frankie, Rachel..
He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica, with Rev. Jon Carnes
officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery Attica. Star Tribune, Attica,
Indiana, Friday, August 15, 1986
Frances Shively, 84, Route 1, Tangier, died at
2:06 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at Lakeview Medical center, Danville, Ill. She had
been in ill health the past few weeks. She was born Sept. 7, 1901, in
Indianola, Ill., the daughter of James and Mary Lewis Burnsworth. She was
married March 4, 1920, in Danville, to Sherman Shively, who died Dec. 10,
1978. She was a homemaker and a member
of Maranatha Baptist Church of Covington. She enjoyed fishing and quilting.
Surviving are two sons, James W., Paris, Ill.. and Calvin, Covington; a
daughter, Mary Emma Syfert, Tilton, Ill.; nine grandchildren; 19
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Louis, Sidell, Ill. and Howard, Kingman. She
was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Maranatha Baptist Church,
Covington, with pastors Al Thompson and J. Briggs King officiating. Burial was
in Woodlawn Cemetery in Indianola. DeVerter Brothers Funeral Home, Cayuga, was
in charge of arrangements. Star
Tribune, Attica, Indiana, Friday, August 15, 1986
Mrs. Ruth T. Kiger, 75, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12,
in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. She had been in ill health several
months. She was born in Warren County, June 3, 1911. She attended Locust Grave
School and had lived in the Benton-Warren County area all of her life. She
moved to the Boswell area in 1942. On Sept. 27, 1933, she was married to
William K. Kiger. He died July 30, 1972. She was a member of the Boswell Church
of Christ; Kings daughters Sunday school class and Boswell Senior Citizens
Club. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Holzkamp, Schaumburg, Ill.;
one son, William L. Kiger, Oxford; a sister,, Mrs. Cora Hanke, Chicago, Ill.;
one brother, Lawrence Fix, Franklin, Ohio; seven grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters also preceded her in
death. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today (Friday) at the Boswell
church of Christ with Donald P. Thornton officiating. Burial was in Locust
Grove Cemetery. Yuill-Shoemaker Funeral Home, Boswell, was in charge of
arrangements. Those so desiring may contribute in memoriam to the kidney
foundation or heart fund. Star Tribune, Attica, Indiana, Friday, August 15,
1986
Edna M. Jarred, 79, 1014 Eighth St., Covington, died at 7:25
p.m. Sunday Aug. 10, at Covington Manor Nursing Home, Covington. She was born
May 23, 1907, at Stringtown, the daughter of Joseph and Selina Roman Chap. She
married Leo Jarred on June 20, 1925. He died Feb. 28, 1985. She was a life
resident of Fountain County and a resident of Covington since 1942. She was a
former employee of Spragues Department Store in Covington and General Electric
in Danville. She was active in church,
enjoyed flowers, cooking and sewing. She was a member of the Maranatha Baptist
Church. Surviving are a son, Neal K. Jarred, Evansville; five grandchildren,
all of Evansville; a sister, Anna Young, Griffith, and nieces and nephews. She
was also preced in death by her parents, a brother and two sisters.. Funeral
services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Maranatha Baptist Church, Covington,
with the Rev. Al Thompson officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home, Covington, was in charge of arrangements. Star Tribune, Attica, Indiana, Friday, August 15, 1986
James Robert Tate, 66, 401 W. West, Ridge Farm,
Ill., died at 11:01 a.m. Wednesday, Aug 13, at St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Danville, Ill. He was born Sept. 30, 1919, in Champaign County, the son of John
and Bertha Hawkins Tate. He married Betty Newsome, who survives. He was a
maintenance supervisor at Teepak, Inc. for 25 years and a avid fan of the Cubs,
Bears, and Illini. Surviving, besides his wife, are four daughters, Mrs. Robert
(Nancy) Norman and Mrs. Greg (Julie) Norman, both of Sidell; Mrs. Mike (Kathy)
Ingram, Ridge Farm, and Mrs. Perry (Merry-Beth) Brown, Springfield; sis sons,
Lt. Col. Michael Tate, Fort Hood, Texas; James R. "Jay" Tate II,
Kevin Tate and John Tate, all of Ridge Farm; Jeff Tate, Le Roy, and Mark Tate,
Elk Grove village; 17 grandchildren. A great-granddaughter; two sisters, Daisy
Strohl, Urbana, and Louis Walters, Kingman; two brothers, Amos Tate, Boring,
Ore., and Gilbert Tate in California. He was preceded in death by a sister,
Rebeka Taylor, and his parents. Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at the United Methodist Church, Ridge Farm, with the Rev. Robert Hackl
officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery, Ridge Farm. Leasure Funeral
Home, Ridge Farm, was in charge of arrangements. Star Tribune, Attica, Tuesday,
August 19, 1986.