Former Sterling Man Died in Oklahoma City, Burial Here Today.
W. A. Taylor passed away at his home in Oklahoma City, Tuesday. The body will arrive in Sterling on No. 11 today, and funeral services will be held from the M.E. church at 1:30 this Thursday afternoon. Burial will be in the cemetery here, beside the wife who passed away several years ago.
The Taylors formerly lived on East Main street. Following the death of his wife, Mr. Taylor accompanied his daughter Myrtle, to Oklahoma City, where she is a teacher in the schools of that city, and where they made their home. Mr. Taylor was a Civil War veteran.
William A. Taylor was born in October 1844 in Hartsville, New York, his father, William, was 31 and his mother, Martha, was 24. He married Malintha Ellen (Minnie) Hinds and they had six children together. He also had one son and two daughters from another relationship. He died on December 26, 1936, at the age of 91.
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Burial: Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 1216 F Crems
Created by: Lawcas
Record added: Jan 29, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 104350090
son of Robert Rhett & Delilah Isabelle ‘Belle’ (Elliott)
Burial: Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Potters Field
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Record added: Apr 26, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 109539689
Robert Rhett Tinsley was born on December 17, 1861, in Howard County, Arkansas, his father, Robert, was 38 and his mother, Sephronia, was 29. He married Deliliah Isabelle Elliott on January 24, 1886, in Howard County, Arkansas. They had seven children during their marriage. He died on March 22, 1947, in Glendale, California, at the age of 85.
Deliliah Isabelle Elliott was born in January 1867 in Alto Pass, Illinois. She married Robert Rhett Tinsley on January 24, 1886, in Howard County, Arkansas. They had seven children during their marriage.
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Burial: Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 688 C
Created by: Lawcas
Record added: Jan 23, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 104057811
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Burial: Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 688 E
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Record added: Jan 23, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 104058121
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Burial: Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 799 D
Created by: Lawcas
Record added: Apr 26, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 109538863
Luther H. Turner was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, March 28, 1868, and died in Sterling, Kansas Sept. 28, 1909, aged 41 years, and 6 months. He left a wife and three children and will be missed by many friends and relatives around Sterling. Mrs. Ed Huffman, Mrs. Dave Beitler and Mrs. J. Wright of Byron, Okla., are sisters. Mrs. John Burk of Sterling is his niece. His father, Dennis Turner, is well known in Sterling and has the sympathy of many friends. Luther died of heart trouble after an illness of five weeks. Coming here from Evansville, Ind., where he has been visiting, he was taken ill and never recovered. His home was in Byron, Okla. Mrs. Turner of Evansville, Ind., Mr. Joe Turner of Bluff City, Kansas, Mr. Ben Reeves of Byron, Okla., and his wife and children were all here for his funeral on Wednesday.