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CENSUS:
1860 Marion Co, KS Territory census: has an Alexander Lewis 32, b. Belgium; Farmer; with the family of John Brenot 32, b. France, Farmer; Carlloz Brenot 20, b. France, and Carlloz Brenot 5/12, b. KS.
1870 Doyle, Marion Co, KS census: has Alexander Louis 42, b. Belgium, Farmer w/ $1,600 RE; Eliza J Louis 24, b. IN, Keeping House; John S Lewis 4, b. KS; Mary E Louis 2, b. KS; Alexander Jr Louis 7/12, b. KS; and Jane Kramer 47, b. KY, Housekeeper.
1880 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has Alex Lewie 45, b. Belgium, Farmer; Eliza J Lewie 33, b. IN; John Lewie 13, b. KS; Mary E Lewie 12, KS; Alexander Lewie 10, b. KS; Charley Lewie 8, b. KS; Amy T Lewie 6, b.KS; Rudolph Lewie 5, b. KS; Edna Lewie 3, b. KS; Son Lewie 2/12, b. KS.
1900 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has Alexander Louie 71, b. Belgium; Louisa Louie 54, b. IN (9 children-8 living); EF Louie 25, b. KS; Ed Louie 21, b. KS; Fred Louie 19, b. KS; and JM Louie 13, b. KS.
1910 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all but Louise b. KS) John Louis 43, Farmer-General Farm; Louise Louis 39, b. IN (4 children-4 living) ; Dollie Louis 15; Clyde Louis 12; Earl Louis 8; and Ralph Louis 4.
1910 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all but Eliza b. KS) Eliza Louis 65, OH (Widow)(9 children-8 living); Emile Louis 34, Farm Laborer-Home Farm; Fred Louis 30, Farm Laborer-Home Farm; and Jessie Louis 23.
1910 Lyda Tep, Macon Co, MO census: has (all b. MO) Jessie B Hutchinson 44, Auctioneer-Livestock; Lydia Hutchinson 34; Erma Hutchinson 13; and Johnnie Creamer 4 (Nephew).
1920 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all but Anna b. KS) A Louis 49, Farmer-Farm; Anna B Louis 48, b. PA; George A Louis 23; Frank E Louis 22; Robert E Louis 20; Raymond H Louis 14; and Wilber O Louis 7. (2 doors down from Charles)
1920 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Charles Louis 48, Farmer; Lizzie Louis 46; Roy Louis 20; Harold Louis 17; and Ernest Louis 15.
1920 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has EF Louis 45, b. KS, Farmer-Farm; Fred Louis 40, b. KS (Brother); Jessie Schrver 32, b. KS (Sister); Eliza Schrver 72, b. IN (Mother)(Widow).
1920 Fairplay Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Ed G Louis 42, Farmer-Operator; Dollie G Louis 36; Lola L Louis 13; Marrin Louis 10; Beulah Louis 6; and Wilma Louis 3
1920 Union Twp, Barton Co, MO census: has (all but Frank b. MO) Eugene White 24; Cliffie?? White 24; Johnny Cramer 20 (Brother-in-Law); and Frank Cramer 53, b. KS (Boarder).
Next door on this census page is Richard Greer 64, b. MO; Martha Greer 58, b. MO; and three children.
1930 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all but Mother and Sybil b. KS) Emil Louis 53, Farmer-General Farm; Eliza Louis 83, b. IN, Mother (Widow);Fred Louis 49, Farmer-General Farm; Jessie Louis 42; Sybil Fisher 34, Practical Nurse (Lodger); and Loreta Williams 8, b. MO (Lodger).
1930 Fairplay Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has(all but Barney b. KS) Barney D Van Buren 39, b. AR, Farmer-Gen Farm; Dolly Van Buren 35; Margaret Van Buren 15; Virginia Van Buren 11; and Elizabeth Van Buren 4. d Mary Ana Louis 7.
1940 Florence, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Clyde E Louis 32, Station Clerk-Railroad Steam; Delilah F Louis 32; Lawrence G Louis 11; and Melba D Louis 8.
1930 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has Emil Louis 53, b. KS, Farmer-General Farm; Eliza Louis 83, b. IN; Fred Louis 49, b. KS, Laborer-General Farm; Jessie Louis 42, b. KS; Sybil Fisher 34, b. KS, Practical Nurse-Home; and Loreta Williams 8, b. MO.
1930 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Charles Louis 57, Farmer-General Farm; Carl Louis 20, Laborer-General Farm; and Verda Louis 21 (daughter-in-Law).
1930 Fairplay, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Edward Louis 52, Farmer-Gen Farm; Dolly Louis 46; Lola Louis 22, Operator-Telephone Office; Marvin Louis 20, Laborer-Gen Farm; Vaula Louis 16; Wilma Louis 13; and Claud Louis 9.
1940 Doyle, Marion Co, KS census: has John E Louis 73, b. KS, Farmer-Farm; Esther Louis 40, b. IL; and Leonard Maninn 20, b. MO, Farm Hand-Farm (Hired Man).
1940 Doyle, Marion Co, KS census: has (all but Barney B. KS) Barney B Vanburen 49, b. AR, Farmer-Farm; Dollie M Vanburen 45; Betty L Vanburen 14; Patsy I Vanburen 9; and Fredrick L Vanburen 5.
1940 Florence, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Clyde Louis 42, A TS F Yard Clerk-Rail Roading; Delilah Louis 42; Laurence Louis 21, Attendant-Gasoline Filling Station; and Melba Louis 18.
1940 Cottenwood Twp, Chase Co, KS census: has (both b. KS) Earl J Louis 36, Farmer-On Farm; and Sybil Louis 43, Housewife-in Home.
1940 Doyle, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Wilbur O Louis 27, Foreman-Oil Industry; Roberta J Louis 23; and Donald R Louis 8/12.
1940 Doyle Twp, Marion Co, KS census: has (all b. KS) Emil F Louis 64, Farmer-Farm; Fred H Louis 62, Farmer-Farm (Brother); and Jessie M Louis 46 (Sister-Divorced).
1940 Fairplay, Marion Co, KS census: has (both b. KS) Edwin G Louis 62, Farmer-Farm (Widow); and Claud E Louis 21, Farmer-Farm.
06-Eliza Jane Creamer
Birth: 18 Jun 1848, IN
Death: 15 Mar 1932- age 84
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Father: John A Creamer
Marriage:
Spouse: Charles Alexander LOUIS
Birth: 25 Dec 1828, Belgium
Death: 14 Feb 1907, Doyle, Marion Co, KS- age 84
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Occupation: Farmer
Military: listed on military draft, southern district, south of the Kansas River, Davis Co, KS, Sep-Dec 1863, 31 years old-single [pg 271]
CHILDREN: Eliza Jane and Charles had nine children: [WilliamJohnson55447]
07----JOHN EDWARD LOUIS [b. 30 Jun 1866, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 2 Sep 1950, Florence, Marion Co, KS- age 84, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Louise LACOSS [b. 1870, IN; d. 1921- age 51, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], daughter of Joseph Lacoss (1851-1920) and Maria Josephina Beaudoin (1853-1913), had 4 children:
08----DOLLIE MARIE LOUIS [b. 5 Jun 1894, Marion Co, KS; d. Sep 1973, Marion Co, KS- age 79, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Barney D VanBUREN [b. 1890; d. 1945- age 54, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], had 4 children:
09----MARGUERITE M VANBUREN [b. 2 Dec 1914, Marion Co, KS; d. 27 Dec 2010, El Dorado, Butler Co, KS- age 96, bur. Abilene Cemetery],
09----MARY VIRGINIA VANBUREN [b. 14 Jul 1918; d. 21 May 2005, Hutchinson, KS- age 86, bur. McPherson Cemetery], m. Francis D WAGNER [b. 31 Jan 1908; d. 24 Nov 1961- age 53, bur. McPherson Cemetery], SSN: 515-20-6609/KS, son of Frank Devere Wagner (1876-) and Ethel L ___ (1872-);
09----ELIZABETH LOUISE VANBUREN [b. 30 Jan 1926; d. 29 Oct 2011- age 85, bur. Golden Gate National Cemetery], m. Harrison Charles VARNER [b. 23 Nov 1922; d. 17 Jan 1975- age 51, bur. Golden Gate National Cemetery], US Navy- Korea and Viet Nam; and
09----GEORGE LEO VANBUREN [b. & d, 18 Oct 1932, Florence, Marion Co, KS];
08----CLYDE EDWARD LOUIS [b. 15 Feb 1898; d. 1 Dec 1993- age 95, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery] SSN: 709-18-9607/RR, m. Delilah Faye COOPER [b. 4 Aug 1897, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. ], SSN: 510-56-4716/KS?, daughter of James S Cooper and Delilah A Doggitt, had 2 children:
09----LAURENCE GILBERT LOUIS [b. 10 Nov 1918, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 11 Dec 2003, North Bend, King Co, WA- age 85, bur. Tahoma National Cemetery], WW2 Combat Naval Casualties, Gunner's Mate 3c, USN, m. Doris LEWIS in Oct 1945, had daughter;
09----MELBA DORIS LOUIS [b. 19 Jul 1921, Florence, Marion Co KS; d. 3 Jun 1998, Le Grand, Marshall Co, IA- age 76, bur. Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery], SSN: 513-18-8933/KS, m. James Ellis SMOUSE [b. 3 Dec 1914, Lutzville, Bedford Co, PA; d. 22 Nov 2006, Marshall Co, IA- age 91, bur. Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery];
08----EARL JOSEPH LOUIS [b. 8 May 1904, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 4 Jun 1973, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS- age 69, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Mary Sybil FISHER [b. 11 Nov 1895, Jefferson Co, KS; d. Jun 1985, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS- age 89, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], daughter of John W Fisher and Etta M ___;
08----RALPH M LOUIS [b. 23 Jan 1907, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 9 Jul 1995, Topeka, Shawnee Co, KS- age 88, bur. Penwell-Gabel Cemetery], SSN: 509-03-2164/KS, m. Thelma Marine BECKER [b. 20 Nov 1903, Jefferson Co, KS; d. 18 Sep 1996, Topeka, Shawnee Co, KS- age 92, bur. Penwell-Gabel Cemetery], SSN: 509-03-0931/KS;
07----MARY E LOUIS [b. about 1868, KS];
07----ALEXANDER LOUIS [b. Mar 1870, Marion Co, KS; d. 1959, Marion Co, KS- age 89, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Anna Virginia BLACKBURN [b. 1871, PA; d. 1956, KS- age 88, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], had 4 children:
08----GEORGE ALEXANDER LOUIS [b. 22 Sep 1896, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. May 1971, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS- age 74, bur. Prairie Lawn Cemetery], m. Edith Laura HAUPT [b. 15 May 1897, Marion Co, KS; d. 21 Nov 1998, El Dorado, Butler Co, KS- age 101, bur. Prairie Lawn Cemetery], SSN: 512-30-4288/KS?;
08----WILBUR ORVILLE "BILL" LOUIS [b. 25 Oct 1912, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 18 Mar 2002, Marion Co, KS- age 89, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Roberta "Jean" WILLIAMS [b. 24 Jul 1916, Marion Co, KS; d. 22 Jul 2004, El Dorado, Butler Co, KS- age 87, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], had son:
09----DONALD RAY LOUIS [b. 3 Aug 1939, Newton, Harvey Co, KS; d. 7 Dec 2012, Denton Co, TX- age 73, bur. HillCrest Cemetery], married and divorced twice;
08----FRANK EARL LOUIS [b. 27 Jan 1898, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 17 Nov 1975, Florence, Marion Co, KS- age 77, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Mildred F STANLEY, had child:
09----MARY ANNA CARPENTER [b. 3 Jul 1922, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 22 Aug 2001- age 79], SSN: 511-20-3514/KS?;
08----ROBERT ELMER LOUIS [b. 9 Jun 1899, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 10 Oct 1984, Fort Collins, Larimer Co, CO- age 85, bur. Elmwood Cemetery], m. Olive M BURNETT [b. 20 Feb 1895; d. 12 Sep 1979- age 84, bur. Elmwood Cemetery], had daughter:
09----LOREE IRENE LOUIS [b. 26 Jul 1925, Newton Harve, KS; d. 4 Oct 2004- age 79], SSN: 515-16-4489/KS, m. John Johnson FORD;
08----RAYMOND HUBERT LOUIS [b. 4 Dec 1905, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 2 Apr 1956, Butler Co, KS- age 50, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Louise A WIEMER, had daughter:
09----ELOISE MELBA LOUIS [b. 28 May 1927, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 24 Jun 2004, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE- age 77, bur. White Chapel Memorial Gardens], SSN: 512-22-7564/KS, m. Carrol William POTTER [b. 1925; d. 1990- age 65, bur. White Chapel Memorial Gardens];
08----WILBUR ORVILLE LOUIS [b. 25 Oct 1923, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 18 Mar 2002, Marion Co, KS- age 89, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], SSN: 509-10-1528/KS, m. Roberta Jean WILLIAMS [b. 24 Jul 1916, Marion Co, KS; d. 22 Jul 2004, El Dorado, Butler Co, KS- age 87, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], had son:
09----DONALD RAY LOUIS [b. 3 Aug 1939, Newton, Harvey Co, KS; d. 7 Dec 2012- age 73, Denton Co, TX, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery];
07----CHARLES W LOUIS [b. 1872, Marion Co, KS; d. 1945, KS- age 72, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Elizabeth "Lizzie" FREEMAN [b. Oct 1873, KS; d. 1926, KS- age 51, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], daughter of Marshall Glenn Freeburn (1844-1896) and Angeline Jemima Miller (1854-1938), had four children:
08----CHARLES LEROY LOUIS [b. 31 Jan 1898, KS; d. 1959, Florence, Marion Co, KS- age 61];
08----HAROLD LOUIS [b. 1902, KS; d. 1935 KS- age 33, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery];
08----ERNEST LOUIS [b. 9 Aug 1904, KS; d. Feb 1975, Bushton, Rice Co, KS- age 70, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Hazel M KERNS [b. 8 Apr 1909; d. 10 Apr 1996- age 87, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery]; and
08----CARL GLENN LOUIS [b. about 1909. KS; d. 1958, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS- age 49], m. Verda E VALENTINE [b. 1908; d. 1966- age 52, bur. White Chapel Memorial Gardens], daughter of Roy Valentine (1880-1964) and Goldie Eliza Merryfield (1892-1972), had son:
08----FLOYD ELLSWORTH VALENTINE [b. 1 Jun 1916, Peabody, Mari Co, KS; d. 24 Dec 1994- age 78, bur. Resthaven Gardens of Memory], SSN: 520-29-8109/WY;
07----AMY T LOUIS [b. about 1873?, KS];
07----EMIL FRANCIS LOUIS [b. 20 Nov 1874, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 10 May 1942, Florence, Marion Co, KS- age 67, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery];
07----EDWIN GEORGE LOUIS [b. 26 Jul 1877, Marion Co, KS], m. Dollie Galena HILL [b. Mar 1884, KS], had children: (census)
08----LOLA LOUIS [b. about 1907, Marion Co, KS; d. 1994- age 87, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], m. Clarence V COOPER [b. 1907; d. 1970- age 63];
08----MARVIN J LOUIS [b. 12 Dec 1909, KS; d. 17 Oct 1991- age 80, bur. Prairie Lawn Cemetery], SSN: 513-10-3432/KS, m. Edna Alma PORTER [b. 28 Dec 1916; d. Oct 1987- age 70, bur. Prairie Lawn Cemetery] on 6 Aug 1937, SSN: 513-12-7503/KS, daughter of Harry Porter (1878-1960) and Ida Belle PIPKIN (1888-1981);
08----BEULAH LOUIS [b. about 1914, KS];
08----WILMA LOUIS [b. 1 Mar 1917, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 31 Jan 1994, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS- age 76, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery]; and
08----CLAUDE EDWARD LOUIS [b. 22 Apr 1920, Florence, Marion Co, KS; d. 28 Jan 2002- age 82, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery], SSN: 512-16-2627/KS;
07----FRED LOUIS [b. 28 Mar 1880, Marion Co, KS; d. Aug 1967, Wichita, Sedgewick Co, KS- age 87, bur. Hillcrest Cemetery];
07----JESSIE MAY LOUIS [b. Oct 1886, Marion Co, KS];
2002 OBITUARY: Son of Alexander Louis and Anna Virginia Blackburn. Husband to Roberta Jean Williams. Wilbur "Bill" Louis, 89, Florence farmer, died March 18, 2002. Services were held Saturday afternoon at Florence United Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Dyar officiating. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery, Florence.
Darcy McCoy was the vocalist and Helen Wenta the organist. Casket bearers were Dana McCoy, Art Neely, Terry Louis, Mike Louis, Mitch Louis, and Mark Louis. Memorial funds have been established at the church and with the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.
Born Oct 25, 1912, near Florence, he was the son of Alexander and Anna (Blackburn) Louis. He spent his entire lifetime in the Florence community. A farmer, he was a member of Kansas Farm Bureau. He also was a member of Florence United Methodist Church. On April 17, 1937, he was married to Jean Williams at Sedgwick. The couple had two children, Don and Carol. He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Jean, of Florence; son, Don, Denton, Texas; daughter, Carol Kutz, El Dorado; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
[Marion Record]
2003 OBITUARY: Laurence Gilbert Louis. He was born November 10, 1918 in Florence, Kansas. He worked on his uncles farm while he was in school and in June 1940 he joined the Navy. He was Chief Gunners Mate on the USS Houston, which was sunk by the Japanese on March 1, 1942 in the battle of the Java Sea. He was plucked from the sea by the enemy and was interred in Burma where he was forced to work on the railroad that was part of the Bridge over the River Kawai. He was held as a Japanese prisoner of war until August, 1945. He returned to Kansas on leave and in October 1945 he married Doris Lewis. He stayed in the Navy and was an instructor in Great Lakes, Illinois. In 1950 he was assigned to the USS Helena and was one of the first ships in battle in the Korean War. He received a meritorious service award for his service in the Korean War. He retired from the Navy in 1960 and was a successful real estate broker in California for many years. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Doris Louis; his daughter and son-in-law Gwendolyn and Steven Kerber; and his grand daughter and her husband Christine and Tony Knutson. He will be buried at Tahoma National Cemetery with full military honors on December 17, 2003.
[findagrave.com & Cemetery Wanderer]
2004 OBITUARY: Jean Louis, 87, of Florence, died Thursday, July 22, 2004. Services are 2 pm Saturday at the Florence United Methodist Church with Rev Bill Dyer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Florence. Visitation is tonight from 6:30-8 pm at Zeiner Funeral Home in Florence.
[El Dorado Times ~ 25 Jul 2004]
2005 OBITUARY: Mary Virginia Van Buren Wagner, d/o Boniface David and Dollie Marie (Louis) Van Buren. She married Francis D. "Butch" Wagner Sr., on May 30, 1938. He died Nov. 24, 1961. She married Albert H. Groke S., on June 5, 1965. He died Dec 16, 1988. Mrs Wagner was a retired chemistry lab assistant at Sterling Drug Inc, having lived in McPherson since 1946. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Francis D Wagner Sr and Albert H Groke Sr; a son, Philip K Wagner; a step-son, Francis D Wagner Jr; an infant brother, George Leo Van Buren; and a great-grandson, Blake Stanley.
[findagrave.com & Art Hoch]
2006 OBITUARY: James E. Smouse, 91, of 205 E Main St., LeGrand, died Nov 22, 2006, at Villa del Sol Health Center, Marshalltown, under the care of his family and Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services and a celebration of his life will be 10:30 am Saturday at LeGrand Friends Church. Interment will follow services in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Marshalltown. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm Friday at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory, where the family will be present to greet friends. A Masonic Service will be conducted by members of Marshall Lodge #108 AF & AM at 5 pm Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the family in his name. Pursel-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory is caring for James and his family. For further information or to send a condolence, visit www.purseldavis.com.
James Ellis Smouse was born Dec 3, 1914, in Lutzville, PA, the son of Charles W and Kathryn C Mass Smouse. He was raised and educated in Bedford County, Snake Spring Township, PA, graduating from Bedford High School. On March 18, 1942, he was united in marriage to Melba D Louis in Florence, KS. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a sergeant with the 358th GS Engineers in the Eastern Theatre of operations and received five campaign stars. Following his discharge he began his career with the United States Postal Service, serving as postmaster of the LeGrand Post Office from 1968 until his retirement on October 6, 1979. James was very active in his community, which included LeGrand Friends Church, LeGrand Senior Citizens and the Masonic Lodge. He was a member of Polar Star Lodge #113 serving as secretary, Marshall Lodge #108 AF & AM, Signet Chapter #38, King Solomon Council #20 R & SM, St. Aldemar Commandry #30 K.T., Knights York Cross of Honor, Yorkrite College #37, and Marshalltown High-12 Club #617.
James is survived by his son Larry J Smouse of Knoxville; several nieces and nephews; and his family of neighbors Frank (Audrey) Hartzler of Marshalltown, and Myrna Shope and Allan (Carol) Eddy, all of LeGrand. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Melba in 1998; three brothers Charles, William and Harry; and three sisters Mildred Lehman, Ruth Schnurr and Kathryn Van Horn.
[findagrave.com & Lisa Miller]
2010 OBITUARY: El Dorado, Kan. — Marguerite M. Blatchford, 96, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2010 in El Dorado. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John's Catholic Church. The recitation of the Rosary will precede the Mass at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. at the Abilene Cemetery in Abilene.
Marguerite was born Dec. 2, 1914 near Florence to Barney and Dollie (Louis) Van Buren. She was united in marriage to Glenn Blatchford on Jan. 21, 1942. They moved to Abilene in March 1942 where she was the office manager for Ronald Rice Motors, before retiring in 1977. Marguerite was the treasurer for the Abilene Country Club for many years. She was a member of the original Chapter of Beta Sigma Pi for over 60 years and also belonged to the ladies Literary League in Abilene and also the book club and bridge club. Marguerite was an avid golfer and counted her hole-in-one as a major life accomplishment.
Survivors include: sisters, Betty Varner of San Bruno, Calif., and Patricia Starkel of El Dorado; brother, Fred Van Buren of Sammamish, Wash.; one niece; and numerous nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, Glenn; sister, Virginia Wagner; and brother, George Van Buren.
Memorial has been established with the Abilene Public Library. Contributions may be left at Kirby-Morris Funeral Home. To share a memory with the family go to www.kirbymorrisfuneral home.com
[findagrave.com]
2012 OBITUARY: Donald Ray Louis, 73, died in Denton, Denton County, Texas, on December 7, 2012. He was born to Wilbur Orville and Roberta Jean (Williams) Louis of Newton, Harvey County, Kansas on August 3, 1939. He received his bachelor's degree from Emporia (Kansas) State University, his master's degree from West Texas State University, and his doctorate from North Texas State University. He had worked in agriculture supply sales around Plainview, Texas, prior to moving to Fort Worth then on to Denton prior to becoming a grant writer for the University of North Texas. In his later years, Don developed a great interest in Old West history, primarily in the area of Tombstone, Arizona. He will be long remembered for his efforts to raise funding for historic preservation in the area and as an encouraging voice to a generation of historians and researchers. He will be sadly missed. Don is survived by four sons, a sister, two nieces, eight grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Don is also survived by two former spouses.
[probably Marion Record]
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