Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Ridenour, Dan W. January 4, 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Luce pegsue59@cox.net and December 15, 2006, 5:12 pm Walnut Valley Times, January 10, 1902 Volume XXXII Number 51 Bruce E. Ridenour writes A. Hamilton from Joliet, Illinois, under date of January 4th, as follows: I take this means of informing you that Dan W. Ridenour, my father, was taken sick Sunday morning; December 29th, with a heavy chill. Monday and Tuesday he was some better and the doctor pronounced it grippe, but Wednesday night he was suddenly taken worse and his case speedily developed into pneumonia. He suffered untold agonies until he became unconscious this morning at 11 o'clock. He died this afternoon at ten minutes past three, January 4th. Our doctor could have saved him had it not been for an attack of heart failure. Yours in sorrow, Bruce E. Ripendour 518 Oneida Street, Joliet, Illinois Mr. Ridenour was a resident of El Dorado for thirteen years. He was born in Ohio and was a harness maker by trade. In 1886 he moved from Clarina, Iowa to Caldwell this state.Two years later he purchased the harness business of James Dodwell at El Dorado and moved his family here. About a year ago his son, Bruce, secured a position as book keeper for an electric light company of Joliet. A short time after that Mr. Ridenour moved his family to Joliet and he went to work at his trade. Mr. Ridenour was a soldier and enjoyed living over those strenuous times with the old boys, as much as any of them. He served in Ohio to regiments for four years and seven months services. When the first call was made he went in for three months service. When his time expired he re- enlisted for three years and after that he veteraned for the war. Mr. Ridenour was a good man, a kind and loving husband and father. Besides his wife he leaves a son and two daughters, all grown, Bruce E., and Misses Myrth and Blanche. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/butler/obits/r/ridenour480ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb