Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Aikins, Elma M. January 1964
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The El Dorado Times, January 21, 1964
The El Dorado Times 
January 21, 1964 

Rites Thursday for Mrs. Aikins at Oxford Church 

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Oxford Christian 
church at Oxford for Mrs. Elma M. Aikins of Oxford who died Sunday at 4:10 p.m. 
at St. Luke’s hospital in Wellington. She had been in failing health for the 
past six months.

The Rev. Laverne Leigh, local pastor, and the Rev. Ted Hurst, minister of the 
Christian church in Wellington, will officiate. Burial will be in oxford 
cemetery with Oliver Mortuary in charge of arrangements.

Elma M. Champeny was born may 27, 1889 in Briggsville, Wis.,  the daughter of 
the late Charles and Katherine Champeny. She moved with her parents to Lyons, 
Kans., where she was graduated from high school.

On June 7, 1911 she was married to the Rev. Arthur J. Aikins and attended 
Phillips university along with her husband at Enid, for some time, until his 
graudation in may, 1914. She was a member of the Oxford Christian church.

Besides her husband, she leaves one son, Robert, of Oxford; four grandchildren, 
terry, Helen Jean, David and Dale Aikins; two sisters Mrs. Wm. J. (Anna) Burke 
of Austin, Tex., Miss Frances Champeny of Oxford, two brothers, Arthur S. 
Champeny of Wellington and Harry Champeny of Oxford. A son died in infancy in 
1913.

The Aikins spent a great deal of time in Augusta when the Rev. Mr. Aikins was 
minister ad iterim of the Christian church from Jan. 4, 1953 to June 23, 1953.


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