MARSHALL COUNTY, KANSAS
OBITS
MARSHALL COUNTY, KANSAS
OBITS
LORD, ANDREW J.
Andrew Jackson Lord, son of William and Catherine Lord, passed away Monday, May 10, 1971 at Marysville. Kansas
where he had been a patient for the past six months, At the age of 80 years and 27 days. He was born April 13,
1891 at Beattie, Kansas and spent most of his life in Marshall County. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad
before he retirement in 1956. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. 110 of Frankford, Kansas. He was married to Alice
Lewis, October 23, 1912 at Beattie, Kansas. To this union were born six children. He was preceded in death by his
wife, parents, five brothers, and three sisters. Survivors include three sons, Arnold L. Topeka, Kansas; Kenneth
L., Topeka, Kansas: Leo N., Rossville, Kansas; three daughters; Mrs. Creta M. McMillan, Wichita, Falls, Texas;
Mrs, Donna Hale, Montrose, Colorado; and Mrs. Helen Simpson, Harveyville, Kansas; nineteen grandchildren, twelve
great-grandchildren and two sisters, Misses Stella and Catherine Lord, Marysville, Kansas.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 13, 1971 at the Padden Chapel. Frankford, Kansas with the Rev, Coyne Gifford officiating. Mrs. William Shaffer sang “In the Garden” and “Nearer My God To Thee” with Mrs. Glen Forgy as accompanist. Graveside services were conducted by the Frankford I.O.O.F. 110 with Julius Anderson, Ben Fletcher, Edward Keller, Arthur Neal and Edward L. Sedlacek serving as pallbearers. Burial was in Frankford Cemetery. (Frankford, Kansas, Index, Thursday, May 20, 1971, submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
Arnold Lord 67
Service for Arnold L Lord 67, of 6220 N R Kincaid, Topeka, were conducted Monday, Feb 23 from Parker- Price Mortuary, Topeka. He died Friday, Feb 20, at a Topeka Hospital where he had been a patient the past six weeks. A military graveside rite was conducted by Frankford Post No. 1359 VFW at 2:30 that afternoon in the Frankford Cemetery. He was born Aug. 4, 1913 at Beattie the son of Andrew J and Alice Lewis Lord. He worked of the Union Pacific Railroad until 1942. He later worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber for 24 ½ years retiring in 1970 due to arteries complications disability. He was an Army veteran of WW 11 and served in the South Pacific.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Meriden and Good year Post No. 2187 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, United Rubber Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Lodge Union No. 307: Kampin Kids Campaign club, all of Topeka. He married LaVon H. Cornelius April 6, 194 6 at Topeka. She survives. Other survivors are a daughter Nancy Renee Lord, of the home; Sisters, Mrs. Donna Hale, Montro, Colo., and Mrs. Helen Simpson Topeka, and 2 brothers, Kenneth Lord, Topeka, and Leo N Lord Rossville. (1981, submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
LORD, CATHERINE TURLEY (MRS. WILLIAM)
Mrs. Wm. Lord
Catherine Turley was born at Crandall, Indiana, December 18, 1849: and passed to her reward at her home near Beattie, Kansas. Sept. 25, 1928, at the age of 78 years, 9 months and 7 days. She was united in marriage to William Lord Sept. 30, 1866. The young couple moved to Kansas in 1874. Twelve children were born to this union, four of whom with their father and husband preceded her in death. She is survived by her eight children, four boys and four girls. They are: James Lord of Winifred, Kansas; Mrs. Maggie Paintin and Mrs. Rose Paintin of Morland, Kansas, John Lord of Beattie; Andrew Lord of Garrison, Kansas and Francis, Stella and Bessie Lord of the home, There is also one sister Mrs. Maggie Coop of Page City . Kansas, twenty-one grand children and eight great grand children. In the early life she united with the Methodist church and through the years of her life she remained true to that faith, and the Heavenly Father whom she loved. Where a star quenched on high. For ages would its light, Traveling down word from the sky, Shine on our mortal sight, So when a good man dies. For years beyond our ken, The light he leaves behind, lies Upon the paths of man. (Beattie, Marshall County, Kansas, Thursday, October 4, 1928, submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
John Lord of Lancaster Dies
John Randolph Lord 73, father of Alvin Lord, mayor
of Lancaster, died at 4:30 a.m. today at the Atchison Hospital, where he had been a patient since yesterday. Funeral
services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Beattie. The Rev. Robert Kodher of Lancaster will officiate. Burial
will be in Union Cemetery, one mile north of Beattie. Mr. Lord was born at Winfred, Kan., April 30, 1883, and on
Nov. 24, 1909, married Miss Effie M. Laughlin of Beattie, who survives. They were the parents, of four children
two of whom, Mayor Lord of Lancaster and Mrs. Viva L. Thompson of Atchison survive. A daughter, Mildred V. Lord,
and a son John A. Lord, preceded him in death. Also surviving are three grandchildren, two great grandchildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Paintain, Moreland, and Stella and Bessie Lord, both of Beattie; a brother, Andrew J.
Lord of Beattie, and many nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were five brothers, Clarence Patrick, Benjamin
Edward, William Lewis, Samuel James and Francis Marion Lord, and a sister Mrs. Rosa Belle Paintain. (Atchison Daily
Globe, April 9, 1957, submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
John Lord Dead
John Lord former resident of Frankfort and Beattie died at his home in Lancaster, Kansas early Thursday morning. Graveside services will be held at Beattie, Thursday afternoon at 2:30. John Lord was the brother of Andy Lord. Pallbearers at the funeral of John R. Lord 73 of Lancaster to be held at Beattie tomorrow afternoon, will be A. G. Gress, Dale Brucker, Wayne Fincham, and Andrew, Kenneth and Sam Lord, all of Beattie. The body will be removed from the Stanton Mortuary at noon tomorrow for the services at Beattie, where interment will be in Union cemetery north of the town, The Rev. Robert Kocher of Lancaster officiate. (Submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PARKER-PRICE MORTUARY,
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1. Full Name: Mr. Kenneth L. Lord Age: 86 Years Sex: M
2. Current address: Topeka, Kansas
3. Date of death: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
4 Place of death: Midland Hospice House, Topeka, Kansas
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: June 5, 1916 Place of birth: Beattie, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Andrew J. and Alice May (Lewis) Lord
6.c. Years in current city/town: Lived in Topeka, KS since 1945
7. Background: Mr. Lord was graduated from Frankfort Public Schools. He served in the U.S. Army with the 509th
Military Police Battalion during World War II and he served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre serving
in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the American Defense Service
Ribbon. He was a millman at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Topeka Plant for over 30 years before retiring. He
was a member of the East Topeka United Methodist Church; Philip Billard Post # 1650, Veterans of Foreign Wars;
Oakland I.O.O.F. Lodge # 640; Shawnee Encampment # 3; Flo Menninger Bible Study; Topeka Y.M.C.A.; Local #307 and
Topeka Genealogical Society.
8. Relatives: Married to: Verla I. Anderson, February 14, 1946 at East Topeka Methodist Church
Parsonage; Topeka, Kansas.
8.b. preceded in death by: Parents: Andrew J. and Alice May (Lewis) Lord
Brother: Arnold L. Lord
Sister: Creta McMillan
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Wife: Verla I. Lord, Topeka, KS
Brother: Leo N. Lord, Rossville, KS
Sister: Donna D. Hale, Montrose, CO
Sister: Helen M. Simpson, Topeka, KS
9. Service time, day, date, place: Graveside Services will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, September 27, 2002 at the Frankfort
Cemetery.
10. Burial: Frankfort Cemetery Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas
11. Visitation times, place: Mr. Kenneth Lord will lie in state at Parker-Price Mortuary after 2:00 p.m.
Thursday September 26, 2002 where the family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday September
26, 2002 .
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: East Topeka United Methodist Church708 S.E. Lime Topeka, KS 66607 or Midland
Hospice House 200 S.W. Frazier Cir. Topeka, KS 66606 or Charity of Donor’s Choice.
14. Funeral home in charge: Parker-Price Mortuary, 245 NW Independence, Topeka, KS 66608.
Director: Jeff Hurst
(Submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
Miss Stella A Lord 91, died last Thursday, January 31, 1980 at the Marysville County Nursing Center, Marysville. Services were conducted Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Beattie. The Rev. Robert Jones officiated. Burial was in the Beattie Union Cemetery. She was born September 12, 1888, tp William and Catherine Turley Lord. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Music at the service was provided by Mrs. Rose Musil, organist; and Mrs. Elna Fitzgerald vocalist. Among those attending the recent Funeral of Stella Lord were: Nellie Clark, Harry and Ruby Hildebrand, all of Hill City; Orval and Grace Dorman, WaKeeney; Deloris Paintin, Hoxie; Katherine Simon, Morland; Linda Blair, Superior, Nebraska; Tom and Helen Simpson, Topeka; Ross Lord, Blue Rapids; Burt Lord, Lynda Finchman, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Finchmen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sedlacek, all of Marysville; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Brucker, Homer; Mrs. Cleo Smerchek, Blue Rapids; Mrs. Ethel Taylor and Mrs, Gladys Ferris; both of Beattie and Donna Fineham, Frankford. The relatives had a short visit and lunch at the Ethel Taylor and Gladys Ferris’ homes. Several years ago Frank. Stella and Bessie Lord lived in Morland. (Submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
Verla I. Lord, 94, of Topeka, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Homestead Assisted Living. She was born December 30, 1914 in Marshall County, KS, the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Estella Mae (Foley) Anderson. She was a graduate of Frankfort High School. She was a member of Lowman United Methodist Church, Oakland Rebecca Lodge No. 616, and Topeka YMCA. She was a life member of VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 1650 and a graduate of the Menninger Bible School. She was a former member of Topeka Genealogical Society. Verla married Kenneth L. Lord on February 14, 1946 in Topeka. He preceded her in death on September 24, 2002. Survivors include her sister, Naomi M. Tweedy of Ft. Worth, TX; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Charles L. Anderson and a sister, Virginia Ewing. Graveside services will be 11 a.m., Monday, July 27, 2009 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KS. Mrs. Lord will lie in state after 3 p.m., Sunday at the Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the Midland Hospice Care Services, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606. To leave a message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabel.com (Submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
Death of Wm. Lord
William Lord died at the family home South Beattie Monday afternoon October 11th after a lingering illness lasting over a year. He was 78 years, 8 months and 17 days of age. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon the services being conducted by Rev. F. E. Barber. At the Methodist Church at 2: 00 o’clock. Interment was made in the Beattie Union Cemetery. William Lord was born at Lanesville, Indiana, January 24, 1842. He grew to manhood in that state and at the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Co, E, 144th Regiment of Indiana Infantry as 1st Sergeant and served until the close of hostilities. Returning to Indiana he was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Turley on September 30, 1866 at Corydon, Ind. To Mr. and Mrs. Lord were born Twelve children, three of whom preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, nine children - James Lord of Winifred: Mrs. Samuel Paintam. and Mrs. John Paintam of Moreland, Kansas: Mrs. Fred Taylor of Home City: Andrew Lord of Liberty, Nebr: John, Francis and Misses Stella and Bessie of Beattie; two brothers, and one sister and eighteen grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Lord and family moved from Indiana to Kansas in the spring of 1874 and located in Frankford.. Later they moved to this city where has been the family home for fourteen years, Mr. lord served as mail carrier on Route No. 2 here for ten years. A number of years ago he united with the Methodist church and has since remained a consistent member. The sympathy of the entire community is extended the family in their bereavement. (In this Obit. They spelled the name should be Paintin they spelled it wrong --Paintam which was not right.) (Beattie Journal, October 14, 1920, page 1, submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
THOMPSON RITES FRIDAY, 2 P.M.
uneral services for Mrs. Viva Thompson, 44, widow of George Thompson, who died at 5 P.M. yesterday at the Atchison hospital, will be held at the Stanton chapel at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Harold Roberts will officiate, Burial will be in Mt. Vernon cemetery. Mrs. Thompson had been ill at the hospital since last Fri. She had been employed in the hospital kitchen the past three years. She was born at Beattie Oct. 23, 1915, a daughter of the late John R. Lord and Mrs. George Lacky now of Strasburg, Colo. She was married there to George Thompson and they came to Atchison 23 years ago. Her husband was killed in the Atchison railroad yard Jan. 17, 1946, where he was employed as a Santa Fe switchman. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Bob Bonnel, Atchison and miss Georganna Thompson of the home, 216 North Fifteenth: three grandchildren, Michael Lee, Kathryn Ann and Melinda Jean Bonnel, Atchison, and a brother, Alvin Lord, manager of the Farmers Union elevator at Lancaster. A brother, John Arvid Lord and Sister Mildred, are deceased. She was a member of the "Order of the Eastern Star at Beattie and of the Atchison Christian Church. (Submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
Jan 17., 1946
SWITCHMAN KILLED IN LOCAL YARDS
George Thompson 31, 1400 Main. A Santa Fe switchman, was killed about 1 o’clock this afternoon in a switching accident
in the local yards about 150 feet east of the Fourteenth street viaduct on the Santa Fe tracks. Apparently Thompson
caught one of his hands of one of his feet. In an attempt to couple two freight cars and was dragged beneath one
of the cars. The wheels of the car ran over his body. His body was crushed diagonally from the right shoulder to
the left hip and was found face down near a switch.
No one saw the accident, according to Coroner Carl
Nesler. The other members of the switching crew were Roy Highfill foreman and T. O. Jensen, There was no fireman
on the Diesel engine. The locomotive, pushing a string of four cars, was attempting to couple onto a fifth car
near a side-track switch. The coupling did not hold and the car was pushed 15 to 20 feet ahead. There was blood
on the coupling of the car and Thompson’s switching stick was found on the top of the coupling. It was the end
car of the four car string that ran over Thompson. Highfill and Lee Poras, a car inspector heard Thompson scream.
“Oh God” My toe, my toe”. The two men rushed to the side of the train where Thompson had been working and found
his body on the track. Highfill became ill and had to be taken to his home. Thompson’s body was removed to the
Harouff & Buis mortuary after an investigation at the scene by the coroner and Santa Fe officials. Thompson
entered the employ of the Santa Fe as a switchman about a year ago. Burial: Lancaster. Atchison, Kansas. (Submitted
by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
LORD, KELMA
P.
Kelma P. Lord, 91, Lancaster, KS passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Medicalodge of Atchison. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 6th, 2007 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Burial at Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, KS. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lancaster United Methodist Church and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com. Mrs. Lord was born July 14, 1915 in Frankfort, Kansas the daughter of Roy and Pearl (Brooks) Ford. She was a graduate of Frankfort High School and was a beautician for a short time. She moved to Lancaster in 1936 coming from Winfield, KS. She was a member of the Lancaster United Methodist Church and was a member of the 20th Century Club. Kelma enjoyed gardening, flowers, sewing, crocheting, word finds and cross word puzzles. She especially loved spending time with her family. She married Alvin on September 1, 1935. He preceded her in death on December 22, 1977. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Pat Hines in 2004 and her parents. Mrs. Lord is survived by her son-in-law Milton Hines of Lancaster, KS; grandson Alan Hines of Wichita, KS; granddaughter Linda Bodenhausen of Muscotah, KS; great grandchildren Ryan and Jeni Bodenhausen. (Submitted by Georganna Thompson Tilton)
DIED At the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. G. Holmes, North Topeka, at 9 o'clock a. m. Friday, October 9, 1896, Mr. D. C. Auld, aged 86 years. The remains were brought to the home of his son, J. B. Auld, on the 4 o-clock Sunday morning train, October 11, and the funeral occurred from the Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock P.M., Sunday. Rev. McGillivray officiating. Deceased was born in Westmoreland [sic] county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1810. While yet a mere youth he removed with his parents to Harrison county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood, and in March, 1839, he was married. He removed with his wife to Kansas in 1855, and settled upon the farm southeast of this city where he lived continuously up to the time of his death. The house now on the place, although it was been repaired and somewhat remodeled, is the same build i ng that he first built for a home, and in which himself and family lived through all the trials of pioneer life, as well as when the fruits of their labors afforded the comforts of a happy home. And when the body of the good man was brought home for burial, Sunday morning, it was taken to his old home where it reposed until the hour for the funeral. With the exception of serving in the army of the union, and a few short visits to relatives at other places, Mr. Auld has remained closely at home during all his life. In 1857 Nottingham post office, the second post office established in Marshall County, was established at the home of Mr. Auld, and he was made postmaster until he entered the army, at which time his son, W.H., took his place as postmaster. In 1867 the post office was removed and became the Frankfort office. Mr. Auld was the first justice of the peace in Marshall county, serving in that capacity three years. In 1861 the people of the representative district, composed of Marshall and Nemaha counties, honored him with an election to the office of representative to the first legislature in Kansas, in which position he served his constituents in the same honest, conscientious manner that has characterized his entire life. He served his country faithfully in the civil war as second lieutenant of Company G 13th Kansas Infantry, and although in some of the hardest fought battles, he escaped without injury. He was the father of nine children, of whom five are now living--three sons, W.H., J.B. and Hale, all of whom reside in this vicinity: and two daughters, Mrs. M.J. Moore, of Pueblo, Colorado, and Mrs. C.G. Holmes, of North Topeka. Mr. Auld was an unusually healthy man for a man of his extreme age, and when he left Frankfort, about two months ago, for a visit with his daughter in Pueblo, no one except his relatives ever thought that there was even a possibility of his not returning safely. But after being in the mountains a few weeks, the air affected his nervous system to such an extent that his physicians though it best for him to return to his Kansas home. When prostrated he was visiting a ranch forty miles from Pueblo, where he was immediately taken, and from there took the cars for Topeka. His niece, Miss Agnes Auld, accompanied him. He seemed very hopeful and cheerful on the trip home, and when they arrived at his daughter's in North Topek and seemed to be getting better. No one thought his condition serious until a few moments before his death, which occurred on Friday, and up to the very last he talked cheerfully to the relatives around him, death coming very suddenly and peacefully--a fitting termination of the life of one who had always lived a consistent, charitable and Christian life. Coming to this county when it was almost a barren waste, Mr. Auld courageously fought his part in the battle against adversity, and did his share in the work of improving and transforming it into one of the most prosperous sections of the west; when freedom called for the noble sons of the country to go upon the battle field and defend their country's honor, he was one to cheerfully answer that call; when public duties devolved upon him, he performed those duties with fidelity to his trust; and, best of all, when those less fortunate than himself needed aid and assistance, he always gave it cheerfully, and many were the pioneers who sought and received aid from their friend, "Uncle Dan Auld." While another of the pioneers of Marshall county has gone to his final reward, and while his death will be mourned by a very large number of friends and his form, bowed with age, will be seen upon this earth no more, all realize that in his death the soul of a good man has been called to reap the reward of a noble, well spent life. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all in their sorrow. (The Frankfort Weekly Review, October 15, 1896, submitted by unknown)
Louis Munson left last evening for Marysville, Kansas, in response to telegraphic summons telling him of the death of Mrs. Munson following an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Munson had been a guest at the home of her parents in Marysville for some time. She leaves two children, a son aged nine and daughter aged seven years. (Twin Falls News, June 3, 1921, page 8)
Funeral services for Mrs. Don E. Stewart, 67, of 4615 Versailles, a Dallas resident since 1932, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hillcrest Mausoleum. Waldo E. Stewart will officiate. Entombment will follow.
Mrs. Stewart died Thursday in a Dallas hospital after a lengthy illness.
A native of Marysville, Kan., Mrs. Stewart attended schools in Kansas City, Mo., and later taught home economics in Kansas City public schools. She was a resident of Galveston during the great hurricane of 1915. Mrs. Stewart was active in PTA and social service activities. She was a member of the Third Church of Christ Scientist.
Survivors are her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Giles E. Miller of Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. W. R. Nordberg of Kansas City and Mrs. Harry Gengnagel of Dallas, a brother, Paul J. Wendel of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and three grandsons.
Pallbearers will be Gordon Hall, Russell Davies, Jr., Howard Allen, A. V. Chambers, Paul J. Peters and A. F. Glover. (Dallas Morning News, April 8, 1961, page 4, section 4)
Dated 18 Sep 1873 - In Manhattan, KS, last Friday
a.m. Jennie M. Bates, a student at the Agricultural College and d/o Charles A. Bates of Marysville, Kansas was
found dead in her bed. [Source: Pioneer Times. Oct. 1987, Vol 11, No 4. Typed by Joanne Scobee Morgan]