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Name of Deceased: Myrtle Estelle (Finney) Redfield
Newspaper: unknown
Date: 01/1952
Obit: Myrtle Finney Redfield Dies at Kansas City, Mo.

Mrs. Myrtle Estelle Redfield, former Humeston, [Iowa] girl, died January 8, [1952] at her home in Kansas City, Mo., where she had resided for over 30 years. She was a member of the Congregational Church. Her husband, Elmer Redfield, died in 1944. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alice Hobbs of Kansas City, the only surviving member of the immediate family. [Myrtle was married to Elmer F. Redfield Oct. 30, 1907 in Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa.]
A. D. (Dolph) McGuire, of Overland Park, Kansas, who attended Clay Center school 3 miles south of Humeston, with the Finney children, attended the funeral services held at Newcomers' in Kansas City January 9th. [Burial was Jan. 9, 1952 in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.]
Mrs. Redfield was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James [and Kiziah Nelson] Finney, former residents of Clay Township and Humeston. Finney was in the furniture business in Humeston and later moved to Shenandoah and was employed by the Burlington railroad. "Jim" was well known and popular with the railroad men who were employed for many years on the old H. & S., between Humeston and Shenandoah. Mr. and Mrs. Finney died several years ago.
The James Finney, Heck Sanford and Frank McGuire pioneer families of the community, were all members of the same church and good friends. Mrs. Gertrude Surbaugh of Humeston, Iowa recalls that the Finney family lived on a farm north of her father's place in Clay Township, and were good neighbors.
(clipping, unknown newspaper. Submitted by K. Torp)


Kansas City, Jackson county MO
Feb. 2, 1890
The Quincy Daily Herald

A BABE'S TERRIBLE DEATH
Kansas City, February 1. - The infant son of Mr. And Mrs. Reeves died today from the wounds inflicted upon it by rats sometime during last night. The doctor in describing the wounds said: "The nose was eaten entirely off; horrible wounds appeared on both cheek bones; the scalp had been gnawed through in one place so that the brains were exposed." The child lived only a few hours after it received its injuries.
[submitted by: Debbie Lee - 2008]


Name of Deceased: Elizabeth Frances Rolls [nee Smith]
Newspaper: Pleasant Hill Times, dated 21 Aug 1942
Submitters Name: Sally Rolls Pavia

     Mrs. Wm Rolls, residing near Lone Jack, familiarly known in the neighborhood as "Aunt Linda"
died unexpectedly last Friday morning (Aug. 21, 1942) while busy with her housework.
     Services were conduted by the pastor, the Rev. Roy Johnson at the Baptist Church, 2:30pm Sunday and burial was in the Lone Jack Cem.
Mrs. Rolls was a member of a family (that of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Smith) which settled in the Lone Jack area more than 100 yars ago. She and Mr Rolls were married at Lone Jack Mar. 25, 1889 and they celebrated their golden wedding in 1939.         
     In addition to Mr. Rolls, Mrs. Rolls is survived by seven of her eight children, Guy Rolls, Elmer and Clarence Rolls, Mrs. Vivian Tapscott, Mrs. Mark Shores & Mrs. David Hayes.


Name of Deceased: Nellie N Rolls [nee Hunt]
Newspaper: Kansas City Star
Submitters Name: Sally Rolls Pavia

Nellie N. ROLLS, 90, Portland, Ore. formerly of Lone Jack in Jackson County, died March 26, 1988, at a hospital in Portland. She was born in Lone Jack and lived in Thrall, Kan. for 40 years before moving to Portland in 1962.
Mrs. ROLLS was a member of the Westside Church of Christ, Portland. Survivors include a son, Clarence R. ROLLS, Portland; a brother, Howard HUNT, Pagosa Springs, Colo.; and two sisters, Marie CHURCH, Oak Grove, and Lena SMITH, Bates City, Mo.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Lone Jack Cemetery.


Mrs. Maggie Rooney, aged 26 years, died at the family residence, 2009 McGee street, last night of puerperal fever. 
The remains will be shipped to Tyrone, IA, this evening for  burial.

(Source: Kansas City Star, 3/9/1889)


Name of Deceased: Terri Kay Russell
Newspaper: Kansas City Star
Date: 3/22/2004
Submitters Name: Shirley Hardesty

Obit: March 22, 2004


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