The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

John L. Moore, aged 81 years. died
this morning at his home at 1904 Tyler
| street. The funeral will be held at 2: 80
| O'Clock Wednesday in PenwelPs chapel
Interment in the Rochester cemetery.
Elmira Nicholas, aged 65 years. died
Sunday night at the home of Harry
| Schaefor at 1913 Seventh street The
| funeral will be held at 1890 o'clock
Tuesday morning at the home of her
brother, J. A. Nicholas at 1919 Fillmore
Interment in the Topeka cemetery.
| Ellen Bond, aged 48 years, died at the
Stormont hospital Monday morning
/ She was a niece of Ellen Slaughter, of
1407 Monroe street. The funeral will be
announced later
Horace G. Palmer, aged AZ years, died
at his home at 1121 West Seventh street
| last night. He was born four miles
] southeast of Topeka, June Is, 1850. He
| is survived by his wife, and six chill
dren: James L. Palmer, Royal H. Pal
mer Ernest L. Palmer, Verona Palmer
and Charles s. Palmer. of Topeka, and
Raymond v. Palmer, of La Junta, Col
| Interment will be in the Topeka ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Carrie F. Petro, aged 65 years
died at the family home at 1874 Lane
street Sunday, She was the wife of J.
NJ. Petro. The funeral will be held
Tuesday afternoon. A short service will
be held at the residence beginning at
1 O'Clock. This will be followed by
services in the North Topeka Baptist
church. Interment will be in Rochester
cemetery.
Carrie F. Petro was born at Round
Prairie. Mich, April IL, 1S4S. She was
the third daughter of David H. and
Jane Hanson. She was a small girl
! when her narentS DooVad f0 VVjIuoip
ton, Ill. She lived there until 1868 and
it was while living there that her ia
! Their enlisted in the army, served faith
fully and who died of starvation in An
dersonille.
She was married to Jefferson NJ Pc
tro October IA, 1861 and they moved
/ to Kansas in February, 1880; living first
at Emporia, then at Silver Lake and
| finally in Topeka.
| Aunt Carrie, as she was known and
called by everyone. was one of those
| loving, kindhearted women who makes
| the world brighter and better by their
! presence Always with a cheerful smile
and a pleasant word did she scatter
sunshine She always saw the good and
never repeated the faults of anyone.
1t is impossible to put into words, all
that might be said of Aunt Carrie, for
| she was one of the women with whom
acquaintance and friendship left a
/ happy. happy memory.
| She has gone to the great beyond. She
| is in peace and glory. We will miss her
and our heartfelt sympathy goes out
| to her husband and relatives who sur
| yive her.
| She is survived by her husband, J..
NJ. Petro. two sisters. Celestia E.
Graham. of Topeka, and Della Taylor,
| of Long Prairie, Mimi, and nieces and
/ nephews nearly all of whom reside IN
| t, e vicinity of Topeka.
| Word was received here last night
of the death of Mrs Bowes, wife OF
! DIR. Charles c. Bowes, at Greenville,
! Tex, but who formerly lived in Tope-
ka. She has been suffering with
! rheumatism for several years The
remains arrived in Topeka today and
the funeral will be held at o'clock
Tuesday at the home OF DR.. Bowes
mother, Mrs. George w. Bowes, at
1862 Western avenue. 1nterment will
be in the Topeka cemetery. DIR. Ro~es
and his son, George, with Mrs. BoWes
daughters, Mrs. Donald Brown of New
York and Miss Nellie Post of Chicago.
accompanied the body. The deceased
usually spent the summer season in
Topeka and was well known in Topeka.
The funeral of Mrs. Granville C. Foss
was held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
at Grace cathedral The services were
ment was in the Topeka cemetery. Mrs.
Foss was prominent in the Caledorian
club and the members of the organi
cation accompanied her body to the
cemetery. She was active in church
! work She is survived by her husband.
a stepsister, Mrs. J. A. Lee, of Topeka,
/ and by a halfsister and two halfbroth-
ers who live in North Dakota.
! The funeral of P. II. Snyder, of 1911
/; North Van Buren, street, who dice
| Saturday, was held at O'Clock this
afternoon in the chapel Of Hawley &
Steele, on East Eighth avenue. Inter-
men was in the Rochester cemetery.
William A. Sloo- aged ~ years. died
of heart trouble at the home of his
son, DIR. NJ. G. Sloo, at 1117 West Thir-
teenth street. The body will be ship
ped to Cairo, ILL.,. for burial. The fun
eral will be held at the home OF his
son at O'Clock Tuesday.
! The funeral OF Andrew, the IS