Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Belt, Atlas Delno July 6, 1933
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The El Dorado Times, Friday, July 7, 1933
The El Dorado Times
Friday, July 7, 1933

Atlas Delno Belt Dies Yesterday

Atlas Delno Belt, a farmer resident eight miles south and a half mile west of 
El Dorado, died at his home yesterday afternoon from a heart attack. He was 50 
years old and had been a resident of Butler county for 30 years.

Mr. Belt had lived on his farm for five years and was well known in that 
community. While ill for several days, his death was unexpected and comes as a 
shock to scores of persons. Before moving to the farm he had resided at Oil 
Hill for seven years.

Mr. Belt was born in Tennessee on June 22, 1883, and was married to Miss Vietta 
Ruckle at El Dorado on November 18, 1907. He came to Butler County from 
Tennessee.

Surviving are his widow and six sons, Clifford H., Carl L., Curtis Lee, Guy 
Chester, Ralph and A. D. Belt Jr., all of Route 2, Augusta. Three other sons 
died in infancy.

In addition he is survived by two brothers, W. B. Belt, of Arkansas City, and 
J. C. Belt of Wewoka, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. A. Hofstettes, Mrs. Charles 
Dudley and Mrs. Clarence Lefler, all of El Dorado; and his mother, Mrs. Lucy 
Belt, also of El Dorado.

Funeral services will be held at the Byrd Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 
with Rev. Fred W. Condit, pastor of the Christian Church, officiating. 
Interment will be made in Belle Vista Cemetery.

The El Dorado Times
Monday, July 10, 1933

Belt Funeral Held Yesterday

Funeral services for Altas Delino Belt who died at his home on Routw 2, 
Augusta, Thursday were held at the Byrd Funeral Home yesterday afternoon with 
Rev. Fred W. Condit, pastor of the Christian Church, officiating.

A large group of friends and relatives of the Augusta man were in attendance to 
pay their last respects. A mixed quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. Orla Sapp, 
Mrs. Emma Hutchinson and L. E. Godfrey, sang “The Old Rugged Cross,” and “What 
A Friend We Have in Jesus,” accompanied on the piano by Mrs. L. L. Glaze. Mrs. 
Jesse Jones sang a solo, “City Foursquare”, accompanied by Miss Nell Jones.

Pallbearers were Coxey Evans, R. O. Weatherholdt, A McFarland, A. H. Greenup, 
Howard Earl and P. M. Madden. Interment was made in Belle Vista Cemetery.


Additional Comments:
In one place it's Delno and in another they had it as Delmo

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