AKERS, IVAN L.
Ivan L. Akers, 75, was born near Harveyville, KS
on July 11, 1920 and died May 12, 1996 at a hospital in Bend, OR.
His home was at John Day, OR, formerly his home
was at Hagerman, Idaho. He ws the son of Russell and Mildred Butler Akers.
Ivan grew to manhood in the Harveyville and Eskridge communities. He attended rural schools near Harveyville until1934.
He moved to Eskridge and attended Eskridge Grade and High schools.
He served in the Army during WWII attaining the
rank of Pvt. First Class.
He was married to Wanda Calkins at Hagerman, Idaho
in December 1941. To this union were born six children, Russell, Wallace, Orval, Hannah, Mildred and Anita. He
ws dirovced, Wallace preceded his father in death in 1975. He also leaves several grandchildren and three sisters,
Joan Mounkes, Emporia, Lois Krehbiel, Lake Wabaunsee and Norma Corpening, Eskridge and a number of relatives and
friends.
Memorial services were held in John Day, Oregon May 15, 1996. Burial was in LaGrande, Oregon. Officiating at the
graveside was V F W Post #4060. (Flint Hill Independent, Thursday, June 6, 1996)
BAILEY,
JESSIE MAE
Jessie Mae Bailey, 84, Topeka, died Monday, April
22, 1996 at a Topeka care home.
Mrs. Bailey was a retired employee of Colmery-O'Neil
VA Medical Center. She was born Sept. 30, 1911 at Paxico the daughter of Robert and Mary Sullivan Scott.
She attended Paxico and Eskridge rural schools
and farmed many years with her husband southeast of Eskridge before they moved to Topeka in 1952 Mrs. Bailey had
been a member of Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church and of the Ladies Mission Circle at the Church.
She married Henry C. Bailey in Eskridge.
He preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter,
Marie Bailey, Topeka, and two sisters, Elnora Scott and Zelma Carter, both of Topeka.
Services were Thursday at Bowser-Johnson Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Topeka Cemetery. (Flint Hills Independent,
Thursday, May 2, 1996)
BRIDGE,
ROSCOE ELDON
Services for Roscoe Eldon Bridge, 79, Harveyville
were at 10:00 a.m. March 21 at the Butler Funeral Home, Kansas City, KS. Burial was at Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Bridge died March 18, 1996 at the home of Frank
and Reba Cooper. He was born at Eskridge, the son of Ervin and Ethel Cooper Bridge. He owned his own trucks for
years. He was an over the road truck driver for Mid Admericdan Truck Line in Kansas City, MO for 18 years. He belonged
to Local 41. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, having received a Victory Medal.
Surviving are four daughters, Patricia Michaels,
Barbara Whittaker, Beverly Harris, all of Kansas City, KS, Margaret Averett Austin, Texas; a brother, Elvon (Jerry)
Bridge; a sister, Marthette Kelman of Kansas City, KS, 18 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchilren, 3 great- great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Midland Hospice
or American Cancer Society. (Flint Hills Independent, Thursday, March 28, 1996)
FINK, WALTER
G.
Walter G. Fink, Eskridge, died Saturday, March
23, 1996 at a Topeka Hospital wher ehe had been a patient a week.
He was born May 16, 1915, in Alma, the son of Gustave
and Augusta Hinze Fink and attended schools near Alma. He was a farmer and lived in south western Wabaunsee County
15 years and later in the Mound City area. He worked for Shawnee Conty in the road sign and construction department
several years before he retired in 1982. He lived in Eskridge since.
He was married to Bertha Koenig Dec. 15, 1941,
in Lawrence. She preceded him in death. Survivors include two sons, Jack Fink, Eskridge and Jon Fink, Topeka, three
brothers, Art Fink and August Fink, both in Alma, and Ed Fink, Beaverton, Ore., and three sisters, Matilda Buttonhoff,
Alma, and Augusta Kobiski and Sophia Theel, both in Manhattan.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Peace
United Church of Christ in Alma. Burial will be in Peace United Church Cemetery in Alma. Mr. Fink will lie in state
from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Gentry Funeral Home in Alma. (Flint Hills Independent, Thursday, March 28, 1996)
HUGHES, M.
I, "MARJORIE"
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m Wednesday
at Keene Cemetery west of Dover for Margaret I. "Marjorie" Hughes, 92, Topeka, who died Saturday, Frebruary
3, 1996 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.
She was born September 3, 1903 in Clarinda, Iowa,
the daughter of Samuel and Mary McCrory Brown, and spent many years in the Keene community west of Dover. She had
taught in Wabaunsee County schools. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Eskridge where she was
an elder and taught Sunday School.
She was married to Melvin Hughes December 3,1924,
near Eskridge. He died May 3, 1974.
Survivors include two nieces, Doris Mynck, Rolla,
Mo., and Mary Chelf Omaha, Neb., and two nephews, Willard Vausbinder, Northridge, CA., and Wendell Hughes, Overland
Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United
Presbyterian Church in Eskridge or the Wabaunsee County Association for Retarded Citizens. (Flint Hills Independent,
February 8, 1996)
MARRS,
ELIZABETH A.
Elizabeth A. Marrs was born on March 28, 1906 in
Ewen, Michigan and died June 3, 1996 at the Boswell Hospital in Sun City, Arizona. She spent the last year of her
life at the Camelot Campus of Care in Peoria, Arizona.
At an early age, Elizabeth moved to Kansas with
her parents and spent her working life as a homemaker with her husband, Dale on a farm near Harveyville, Kansas.
In 1975 Dale and Elizabeth retired and moved to Madison, Wisconsin. In 1983 they moved to Arizona, Elizabeth is
survived by her husband, Dale Marrs, her daughter Myrna Bodine, son in law Merle Bodine one granddaughter Diana
Lalor and husband John of Waunakee, Wisconsin and two great-grandchildren, Michelle and Eric Lalor.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Sunland
Memorial Park and Mortuary, Sun City, AZ.
Interment will be Friday, June 7, 1996 at Sunland
Memorial Park, Sun City, AZ. (Flint Hills Independent, Thursday, June 6, 1996)
MAY,
GWENDOLENE M.
Lake Wabaunsee - Gwendolene M. May, 83, Lake Wabaunsee,
died Thursday, April 25, 1996 at a Topeka nursing home. Mrs. May served in the Rifle Corps during World War II.
She was born February 21, 1913 at Oakland the daughter
of Virgil A. and Mabel E. Nichols Wilsey. She was graduated from Topeka High School in 1931.
Mrs. May was a member of Eskridge United Presbyterian
Church and a 50 year member of the Beulah Chapter No. 34 of the Order of the Eastern Star at Topeka.
She married Lark D. May on Jan. 25, 1935 at Topeka.
He survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Donald C. May,
Topeka, and Kent M. May, Rogers, Ark.; a brother, Charles H. Willsey, Maple Hill, nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday, April 30, 1996 at Penwell-Gabel
Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Eskridge
United Presbyterian Church, 107 E. 2nd Ave. Eskridge, KS.66423 (Flint Hills Independent, Thursday, May 2, 1996)
PEART, HILMA
GLADYS
Hilma Gladys Peart, 88, Harveyville, died August
16, 1993 at a Topeka hospital.
She was born May 13, 1905 on the family farm northwest
of Harveyville, the daughter of Daniel and Esther Swanswon Masters. She grew up in Harveyville and was graduated
in 1923 from Harveyville High School.. She later attended Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia. She was a dental
assistant when she lived in Hugoton and also taught school.
Mrs. Peart was a member of St Paul's Episcopal
Church at Maryville, MO, and an associate member of St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Emporia. She was a charter
member and first noble grand of Rebekah Lodge No. 717 at Harveyville where she also was secretary many years. She
was a member of and had held all office of Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant No. 3 in Topeka.
She was a member of the former Harveyville Chapter
No. 428 of the Order of Eastern Star and had served as worthy matron of the chapter. She currently was a 50 year
member of the Corinthian Chapter No. 181 of the Star in Burlingame. She was a former member of Harveyville Grange
and a current member of Fairplain Grange No. 1719 in Burlingame. She also was a member of Harveyville Civic Club
and a memer and secretary of Osage City Country Club.
She was married to Robert Featherstone Peart June
14, 1930, at Alma. He died January 21, 1967.
Survivors include three sisters, Dorothy Sell,
Platte City, Mo., Olive Gundy, Eureka and Doris Hicks, Minneapolis.
Services were August 19 at the Burlingame Federated
Church. Burial was in Burlingame Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity
of the donor's choice. Carey Funeral Home of Burlingame was in charge of arrangements. (Flint Hills Independent,
August 26, 1993)
ROBINSON,
F. EARL
Services were August 11 at The Eskridge United Methodist Church for F. Earl Robinson, 87, Eskridge, who died August7,
1993 at the Alma Manor.
Mr. Robinson was a farmer before he retired.
He was born February 16, 1906 in Industry in Clay
County, the son of John Francis and Anna Louise Woodams Robinson.
He was married to Bessie Aletha McVaughn July 21,
1924, in Manchester. She died July 31, 1977.
Survivors include a daughter, Anna L. Forman, Anchorage,
Alaska; two sons, Gerald E. Robinson, Rohnert Park, Calif., and Harold D.
obinson, Roswell, N.M.; a sister, Isabel Mellies,
Clay Center; seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Burial was in the Eskridge Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Alma Manor Employee Fund in Alma. (Flint Hills Independent, August 12, 1993)
SCHUTTER,
EDGAR ARTHUR
Alma - Mass of Christian burial was at 10:30 am
Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church here for Edgar Arthur Schutter, 90, Alma, who died Friday March 17, 1995
at a nursing home here.
He was born June 22, 1904, in Alma, the son of
Joseph and Anna M. Rebiskie Schutter and attended school near Alma. He was a carpenter and auto mechanic. He earlier
worked for South Branch Ranch on Kuenzil Creek near Alma.
Mr. Schutter was a member of Holy Family Catholic
Church in Alma and Local No. 1445 of The Carpenters Union in Topeka.
He was married to Alfretta Lillie Stewart July
30, 1927. She survives.
Other survivors include seven sons, Robert L. Schutter
and Joseph G. Schutter, Topeka, Dale A. Schutter, Alma, Edward J. Schutter, New Hope, Minn., Michael P. Schutter,
Melbourn, Fla., Barney L. Schutter, Vancouver, Wash., and Phillip J. Schutter, Emporia and a daughter, Donna M
Metzger, Cocoa Fla., a sister, Helen May Meyer, El Dorado Springs, Mo., 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in
Alma. Gentry Funeral Home in Alma was in charge of arrangements. (Flint Hills Independent, March 23, 1995)
STEVENSON,
WALDO R.
Waldo R. Stevenson, 90 formerly of Eskridge, died
Monday, March 13, 1995 at an Albuquerque, N.M. nursing home.
Mr. Stevenson farmed in the Eskridge area until
1986.
He was born November 30,1904 in Mankato, the son
of Marion M & Laura E. McIntyre Stevenson. He was graduated from Clay County High School in 1923. He moved
to Eskridge from Idiana in 1930 and had lived in Topeka from 1986 to 1989.
Mr. Stevenson was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church in Topeka, Wabaunsee County Farm Bureau and the County ASC Committee for more than 30 years.
He was married to Ethel L. Dunn on June 25, 1936,
in Oskaloosa. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Doris Spear,
Scottsburg, Ore; three sons, Eugene Stevenson, Albuquerque, N.M., Duane Stevenson, Cupertino, Calif., and James
Stevenson, Laurel, Mont.; a sister, Esther McKnight, Lenexa, 10 grandchildren and eight great-granchildren.
Services were Saturday, March 18th at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Topeka. Burial was at the Reformed Presbyterian
Cemetery in Winchester. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka was in charge of the arrangements. (Flint Hills Independent,
March 23, 1995)
SWENSON,
CHARLES S. (STANLEY)
S. Swenson, 59, formerly of Eskridge, died Wednesday,
March 15, 1995 at a Reno, Nevada hospital.
Mr. Swenson was a maintenance worker at Sutter
Memorial Hospital in Sacramento, Calif. He earlier retired from the Air Force in Sacramento after 20 years of service.
He was born November 27, 1935, at Alta Vista, the
son of Ollie & Ethel Dewey Swenson. He was reared in the Chalk Community and was graduated from Eskridge High
School.
Mr. Swenson was a member of the Eminence Lodge
No. 205 AF&AM in Eskridge and the American Legion.
He was married to Carol Weekes on December 15,
1956, at Eskridge. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Dana Soule',
Sacramento, a son David Swenson, Sacramento; two sisters, Linda Pugh, Eskridge and Lorna Newby, Calhan, Colo.,
two brothers Dean Swenson, Eskridge, and Dale Swenson, Hannibal, Mo., and four grandchildren.
Services were Sunday,March 19th, at the United
Methodist Church, Eskridge. Burial was in the Prairie View Cemetery, southeast of Alta Vista. Crable Funeral Chapel,
Eskridge, was in charge of arrangements. (Flint Hills Independent, Thursday, March 23, 1995)
WARREN,
WILLIAM S. "BILL"
Maple Hill - William S. "Bill" Warren,
76, Maple Hill, died Sunday, February 4, 1996, at a nursing home in St. Mary's.
He was born March 5, 1919 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the
son of William D. and Edna L. Reynolds Warren and spent his early life in Brooklyn. He lived in the Maple Hill
community more than 60 years. He was a farmer and stockman. He was a receiving clerk in the storeroom at the Crosby
Bros Department store in Topeka and later worked for St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He retired in 1976.
Mr. Warren was a member of the Community Congregational
Church and Kiwannis Club, both in Maple Hill, and was the historian for the Maple Hill Alumni Association.
A brother, Jack Warren, Maple Hill, survives.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Community
Congregational Church in Maple Hill. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Mr. Warren will lie in state from 2-8:30
p.m. Wednesday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St Marys where visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Community
Congregational Church in Maple Hill 66607. (Flinthills Independent, February 8, 1996)
WINSTON,
LETHA L.
Miss Letha L. Winston, 95, of Topeka, Kansas passed
away August 5, 1993 at St. Mary's Manor where she had been a resident the past three months.
She was born September 2, 1897 near Keene, Kansas,
the daughter of Doron and Clara Sawyer Winston.
She lived in the Keene community on a farm until
later years when she moved to Topeka and lived with an aunt and then for several years with a nephew and his wife
in Topeka.
Miss Winston was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist
Church.
Survivors include eight nieces and two nephews.
Funeral services were August 7 at the Parker-Price
Mortuary, Topeka, with Pastor Charles Buursma officiating. Interment was in Keene Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the K State
Cancer Research Center for Basic Cancer Research Division of Biology Ackert Hall Manhatten, KS 66506. (Flinthills
Independent, August 12, 1993)
GARDENHIRE, JOHN
John Gardenhire died at his home Tuesday morning,
December 17th, at 7 o'clock of double pneumonia. Age 50 years, 11 months, 30 days.
John was taken sick while at work, Friday, and was taken to his home where he grew steadily worse until the end.
The deceased was born December 18, 1878 at Carthage, Smith County,
Tennessee. He was a hard working, honest, and conscientious man and had many friends. He professed a hope in Christ
in 1917 and joined the Methodist Church, in which he lived a constant christian life until his death.
He married Victoria Gray of Wabaunsee, February 28, 1919.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, three brothers: James, Budd, and Sam. One sister Mary Beard, all of Alma
and a host of relatives and friends.
A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still.
A place is vacant in the home,
Which can never be filled.
The funeral was held at the A.M. of Rev. A.G. Russell assisted by Rev. J.G. Moore of Topeka, and Rev. Colins, pastor
of the church. Interment was made in Alma City Cemetery.
The pallbearers were nephews of the deceased, Samuel, Leslie, Walter, Frank, Lebanon, and Alex Gardenhire. (Alma
Signal, December 19, 1929, submitted by unknown donor)
GARDENHIRE,
MICHAEL TRACEY
MICHAEL TRACEY GARDENHIRE infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Gardenhire, died in their home northwest of Alma Monday night last of la
grippe. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of a large circle of friends
of this, their sad affliction. (The Alma Signal, February 26, 1896, submitted by Unknown Donor)
