Anita L. Merritt (Nov. 10, 1948-Aug. 9, 2002)
Anita Louise Merritt, 53, died Friday. Aug. 9, 2002, at her home in Grove, Okla. After a lengthy illness.
Anita Merritt was born Nov. 10, 1948 in Kansas City, Mo., to Paul and IIoh (Curtis) Ingram. She married Herman “Butch” Merritt, Sr., on Nov. 10, 1966, in Arkansas City, Kan. She worked as a certified medical aid for the state of Kansas. Mrs. Merrit left Arkansas City, Kan., in 1992. She was a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Herman “Butch” Merritt, Sr. of Grove; one daughter, Sherry L. Cargile of Grove; two sons, Herman W. Merritt, Jr., and wife Melissa of Grove, and Mark Merritt and wife Michelle of Newton, Kan.; her parents, Paul and IIoh Ingram; one brother, Ronnie Joe Ingram of Emporia, Kan.; two sisters, Pam Pitts of Newkirk, Okla., and Paulette Luginsland of Beato, Kan.; and 15 grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Tuesday Aug. 13, 2002 at Butler Cemetery with the Rev. William Springer officiating, Visitation was held Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, at the funeral home.
Services were under the direction of Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove, Okla.
(Submitted by Linda R. - 2009)

Kansas City Mo.  James Mills was shot and killed by Frank Evans while in the act of marrying Evans’ sister.  Evans objected to the match on the ground that Mills did not stand high enough in the social scale
[Source: The Bourbon News, Millersburg, Ky, September 12, 1882 edition. Submitted by Melody Beery]

Edward Mulligan died this morning at his room over the Kansas City Transfer company's barn on West Fourth street near Broadway. 
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(Source: Kansas City Star, 3/13/1889)