JOHN FRANCIS FINKLER
The Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, July 12, 1926, front page.
YOUTH DIES SIX HOURS AFTER NEAR DROWNING
After he had been rescued from drowning, had dressed and walked a mile to his home, John Francis Finkler, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Finkler, who lived a mile west of Augusta on the Foster lease, died at 10:20 o’clock Saturday night from hemorrhages at his home.
The heroism of Francis Moriarity, 15- year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Moriarity, saved young Francis from drowning. The lads were swimming in Dry Creek, a small stream about two miles West of this city, which is a popular swimming place for the boys of this vicinity. In water some ten feet deep, young Finkler sustained an attack of unknown character, but from his struggles the boys knew that he was in distress.
Young Moriarity made three attempts to bring the lad to shore before he succeeded. After the rescue first aid methods of resuscitation were applied and the boy revived and apparently was none the worse for the adventure, although he admitted that he felt slightly ill. He dressed and walked to his home.
A physician was summoned. The boy gradually grew weaker, and hemorrhages of the mouth and nose could not be checked. He died at 10:20 o’clock, after a brave fight for his life.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock under the direction of the J.F. Dunsford Funeral Home, at the Catholic church. The Rev. James Hayes will be in charge. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery, north east of Augusta.
The boy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Finkler; four sisters: Mrs. Ross Coates, of Augusta; Mrs. Floyd Butcher of Gridley; Mrs. W. Earnhart of Shidler, Okla.; and Katie of Augusta; and two brothers Peter of Madison, and Harold and Frank of Augusta.
ANNA F. HANNON
The Augusta Journal, Friday, Ot. 6, 1911, front page.
DEPARTED
The funeral of Mrs. John Hannon, who died at 9 o’clock, Tuesday night, at her home six miles northwest of Augusta was held at St. James Catholic church at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. James Hayes.
Mrs. Hannon was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schneider and sister of George Schneider of Towanda. She was a devout member of the Catholic church and faithful in the discharge of all her duties.
A husband and three sons are left to mourn the loss of a beloved wife and mother, and other relatives and friends.
RICHARD HANNON
The Augusta Journal, Friday, June 3, 1910, page 7.
RICHARD HANNON was born near Mallow, in County Cork Ireland, January 6, 1839, and died in St. Francis Hospital, in Wichita, Kansas on Friday evening, May 27, 1910, after a few days illness which necessitated an operation, from which he could not recover.
As an orphan boy he was brought to America by his uncle when he was 12 years old. They lived for five years in New York state when they removed to Burgen county Illinois, where the subject of this sketch continued to live until he came to Kansas in May, 1870 and located on a farm on Whitewater which he still owned and lived on at the time of his death.
He was married to Miss Mary Sullivan, at Lacon, Ill., February 5, 1861. To this union eight children were born, three of whom died in infancy and childhood. The five living are: J.D. Hannon, of Towanda, Mrs. G.P. Schneider, of Towanda; Mrs. T.P. Mannion, of El Dorado; Mrs. Henry Hugues, of Kansas City, Mo.; and Miss Agnes Hannon who lived at home. These together with his invalid and afflicted wife are left to mourn the irreparable loss of a kind and affectionate father, and a loving and dutiful husband whose care and anxiety for the welfare of his loved ones was ever manifested in his everyday life, and never did there live a man who was more devoted to his dear wife and children than he whose death we mourn today, and whose memory we shall ever revere and whose pure honorable, and upright Christian life shall be an inspiration to all of us to emulate his noble traits of character.
He was a devoted member of the Catholic church and his religion was of the truest type, as exemplified by his everyday Christian life from his early childhood to the day of his death.
His funeral took place, Monday, May 30 at 10 o’clock, from the Catholic church at Augusta, and he was laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. James Hayes, his pastor and friend, whose sermon upon this sad occasion was very impressive and touching.
His funeral was largely attended, and many were the kind words of sympathy and consolation offered by the good friends and neighbors who did all in their power to aid and comfort the afflicted ones.
Farewell dear father, thou hast gone to reap the reward of a life well spent, and may we so live that when this early pilgrimage is ended we shall have a long remain with you in Heaven shall be our constant hope and prayer.
BETTY KATHRYN KENNEDY
The Augusta Daily Gazette, February 18, 2000
BETTY KATHRYN KENNEDY, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000, in her home in Augusta.
Her funeral service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, at St. James Catholic church with Father Lisle Pottorff officiating. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at St. James. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery, Augusta.
She was born March 18, 1929, in Denver, Colo., as the daughter of William F. Kreutter and Dorothy A. Friedricks Kreutter.
On March 8, 1954, she was married to Delbert Kennedy in Amarillo, Texas. He survives.
Mrs. Kennedy attended the University of Denver where she majored in Chemistry and Lab Research, but she remained a homemaker to rear her three daughters. She traveled abroad with her husband in the Air Force, and studied oil painting under Mr. DeVit in the Philippines. Returning to the States she went back to work at St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita, and became a medical transcriptionist for ten years before she retired.
In 1989 the couple relocated to Augusta to build their home, but in 1992 she came down with Alzheimer’s disease. She spent the next eight years under her husband’s care.
Mrs. Kennedy was involved in Catholic education, volunteering her time working in the school library at Sacred Heart when the family lived in Florida.
Aside from her husband, she is survived by daughters Dorothy Milliken, Edmond, Okla., Patricia Kennedy of Wichita, and Mary Karst of Newton; one brother, William Kreutter of Denver, Colo., and four grandchildren.
Memorials have been suggested for either SCCS Home Health & Hospice, 1410 N. Woodlawn, Suite D, Derby, Kan., 67037, or the National Federation of the Blind, 3250 S. Kessler, Wichita, 67217.
The Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta is in charge of arrangements.
ALBERT M. LANNER
The Augusta Journal, Friday, April 26, 1907, front page.
The funeral of Albert Lanner was held at St. Henry’s church last Sunday afternoon and the remains deposited in the Catholic cemetery northeast of Augusta.
Albert Manacho Lanner was born August 22, 1890, and died April 19, 1907. He was, therefore, nearly seventeen years old? Spinal trouble in early infancy prevented the full development of his body. The past year he has been suffering from dropsy.
He was a bright lovable little fellow and a gentleman.
A few weeks ago we invited him into the JOURNAL office to see the press run as he said he had never seen one in operation. When he was leaving, we asked him if he would like to read and gave him some daily papers. The most polished gentleman could not have made a nicer acknowledgment.
ETHEL S. LEHR
The Augusta Daily Gazette, Wednesday, May 6, 1959, front page.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES
Funeral services for Mrs. Francis L. Lehr will be held in Ellinwood with graveside services held at the Augusta Catholic cemetery Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
FRANCIS LeROY LEHR
The Augusta Daily Gazette, Monday, Mar. 11, 1946, front page.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES HELD TUESDAY FOR FRANCIS LEHR
Graveside services for Francis LeRoy Lehr, will be held at Calvary cemetery, northeast of Augusta, Tuesday at 2 p.m. His wife, the former Ethel Dovel, and four children survive. Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Dovel went to Ellinwood Sunday.
An account of the tragedy from the Ellinwood Leader follows:
Fumes inhaled while attempting to rescue a fellow worker who had been overcome while working inside an empty oil storage tank north of Claflin provided fatal Friday afternoon to Francis L. Lehr, 47, Ellinwood. He was attempting to rescue Rex Alexander, 37, Lyons, who apparently was unconscious or dead by the time Lehr reached him.
The accident occurred about 1:30 o’clock on Texas company’s H Disque lease, five miles north of Claflin, as the two men were cleaning the storage tank. Texas officials who investigated state that Alexander had entered the tank to hold bolts while Lehr loosened them from a cover on the outside. Lehr heard Alexander fall to the bottom of the tank and, after calling to Tom Miller, who was working nearby to secure a chair and some help, immediately went to his rescue, it was reported.
Apparently Lehr was overcome by the fumes soon after he entered. Both men were dead when removed through the cover that had been opened on the side of the tank.
KATHERINE HUGHS LEHR
The Augusta Journal, Friday, Jan. 20, 1911, front page.
DEPARTED
KATHERINE HUGHES, daughter of Patrick and Carrie Hughs was born in Dublin, Ireland, May 9, 1867. They migrated to America and settled in Illinois when Katherine was but a child, coming from Illinois to Kansas in 1885, in which state she lived until Monday, January 16, 1911, when she departed this life, cause of death being pneumonia.
Miss Hughes was married October 3, 1894, to A.J. Lehr. Four children came to bless them, Andrew, 15 years old; Francis, 12 years old; Leo, aged 9; and Thelma, aged 7, who are left with a husband, five brothers, two sisters and a father and mother, to mourn the loss of a devoted mother and a kind daughter and sister.
The funeral was held at the Catholic church, Wednesday, at 10 o’clock a.m.; interment in the Catholic cemetery.
Owing to the illness of her husband and daughter, Thelma, they were not present at the funeral.
MARY CATHERINE LEHR
The Augusta Daily Gazette, Tuesday, May 7, 1946, front page.
MRS. STEPHEN LEHR DIES AFTER LENGTHY ILLNESS
A resident of Butler county for the past 70 years, Mrs. Mary Catherine Lehr, 80, died late last night after a lengthy illness of 16 months. Funeral rites will be announced by the Dunsford Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lehr, the daughter of Ellen and John Culhane, was born in Franklin, Pa. She was a member of the St. James Catholic church and interment will be made in Calvary cemetery.
She was married to Stephen Lehr April 29, 1896. Other survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Slee of Augusta and Mrs. Joe Haack of Wichita, and a son, Paul, at home. A granddaughter, Darleen Slee, also survives.
STEPHEN J. LEHR
The Augusta Daily Gazette, Thursday, June 13, 1946, front page.
STEPHEN LEHR SERVICES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
STEPHEN J. LEHR, 81, died Wednesday night in St. Francis hospital in Wichita. Funeral services will be held at St. James Catholic church in Augusta Saturday at 10 a.m. with Rev. G.N. Stewart in charge. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery. The rosary will be read at the Lehr home at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Stephen Lehr was born August 17, 1865 at Huntington, Ind. His marriage to Mary Catherine Culhane took place April 29, 1896 in Wichita. She died May 6 of this year.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Slee of Augusta and Mrs. Joe Haack of Wichita; one son, Paul of Augusta; a grandchild, Darlene Slee of Augusta.
Steve Lehr was a successful farmer during the long active years of his life. He was a member of the Catholic church.
MARY A. LIPSCOMB
The Augusta Daily Gazette, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1930, front page.
MRS. MARY A. LIPSCOMB DIES MONDAY AFTERNOON
MRS. MARY A. LIPSCOMB of near El Dorado passed away Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the St. Francis hospital in Wichita. She came to Kansas from Macon county, Mo., with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mannion, Sr., in 1867. She was six years old at the time. She is survived by three sons, C.R. Lipscomb of El Dorado and T.H. and James Lipscomb of Augusta, sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her husband, John Lipscomb passed away in December, 1908. Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at the St. James Catholic church. Six nephews will act as pallbearers.
THOMAS HERBERT LIPSCOMB
The Augusta Daily Gazette, Wednesday, May 27, 1959, front page.
LIPSCOMB SERVICES HELD ON FRIDAY
THOMAS HERBERT LIPSCOMB, 72, who resided on Route One, died yesterday at his home.
Dunsford Funeral Home is in charge of services. There will be a Rosary at 8 p.m. Thursday in The Dunsford chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday from St. James Catholic church with Father C.E. Pfirman in charge. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Harold Mannion, William Mannion, Andy Lehr. O.J. Redington, Phil McDonough and Lawrence Lipscomb.
Mr. Lipscomb was born in rural Augusta March 13, 1887, the son of Mary Mannion Lipscomb and John Lipscomb. He was married to Grace Smith Feb. 18, 1914 in Augusta. She survives. Surviving children are Mrs. Margaret O’Reilly of Wichita; Mrs. Louise Baker, Augusta; Leo and Richard, Augusta. One son, Maurice, is deceased. A brother, James, lives at El Dorado. There are 20 grandchildren.
Mr. Lipscomb was a retired oil field pumper. He was a member of St. James Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus.
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