Western Kansas world., 1918-10-24
DIR. CLARK LEVITT MYERLY

DIR. Clark Levitt Myerly was born
at Burr Oak, Kansas, January 5, 1886,
and died in the same little city Octo-
ber 21, 1918, being 80 years, 10
months and 16 days old at the time
of his death. When two and one-half
years of age he came to Trego
county with his parents, living for
time near Collyer, and late:- coming
to Wa-Keeney where he attended
common school, from here he went to
Baker University at Baldwin, having
won a scholarship on his excellent
grades After completing his course
there and receiving his diploma he
went to University Medical College,
at Kansas City, Mo-, where ne re-
ceived his Doctors Degree. He had
three years experience in the general
hospital and was house doctor at
Memorial hospital at Rosedale,
Kansas, for one year, after which he
went to Burr Oak, Kansas, to take
up a general practice and has been
located there for the past five years
and his practice has been an unus-
ually successful one- It is an old
mark and in the case of DR., Myerly
it seems very sadly true, while it is
ever a sad thing to stand by the dy-
ing bed and watch life's ebbing tide
drifting loved one slowly but surely
out onto the great ocean of eternity,
yet it comes to US with an intensified
sorrow when one so young and with
a brilliant career reaching out be-
fore them into a future that seems
bright with promise is called upon to
go. Why this noble young man of
fine christian character, one who sur
mounted great difficulties while at
tanning his education which was to
fit him for his medical career and
who counted no task too hard to be
accomplished, should be called upon
to lay it all aside we cannot say in
our finite and faulty Judgment, but
when the parchments of heaven are
unrolled and the Lord the Righteous
Judge reveals the things that were
mysteries to US here-then shall we
understand. DIR. Myerly was convert
ed when 10 years of age and while
not uniting with any church always
attended the Methodist. His clean,
upright life and christian attributes
were ever source of comfort and
pleasure to his parents and an in
spiration to his friends. In Burr Oak
his death is a keen loss for he was
held in the highest esteem by every
one at that place and has many warm
: friends here who join the friends
there in expressing deepest sorrow
over his death
His death was caused by pneu-
monia as result of an attack of
Spanish Influenza and his sickness
was only of few days duration.
He was a member of the Masonic
order, the Eastern Star, Odd Fellows
and Rebecca's.
Mr. Oscar johnson, of Burr Oak
Oaks leading banks and one of its
leading business men, very close
personal friend of DR.. Myerly's came
over to attend the funeral. Besides
his parents he leaves two brothers,
Edward, of Kansas City, Mo-, and
Leo, who is with the army in France,
two sisters, Mrs. Edward Heyl, of
this city and Mrs Downie, of Coll
yer, Kansas, to mourn his loss. A
beautiful and fitting service was held
Wednesday afternoon from the home
Rev. Wade, pastor of the M. E
church assisted by the Masonic order
officiating The sincere sympathy Of
the entire community goes out to ths
family and friends in this their sad
hour of great bereavement
A Tribute From Bur Oak Friends
In the death Of DR.. Clark Myerly
Burr Oak not only loses physician