Jackson County KS Archives Obituaries.....HUNTER, Alex W. November 14, 1921 ************************************************ 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: Jim Laird March 4, 2011, 7:11 pm The Holton Recorder, Jackson County, Thursday, November 17, 1921 Alex W. HUNTER was born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmorland county, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1854, and passed away November 14, 1921, at his home near Holton, Kansas, age 68 years and 18 days. On February 19, 1885, he was married to Sarah A. SANDLES. Mr. Hunter came to Holton in 1886 and bought the farm where he lived at the time of his death. He united with the Presbyterian church when he was a young man of 18 years, and has been a faithful member, always attending services until his health failed. For sixteen years he was an elder in the Holton church, that period being from 1901 to 1917. He resigned only because of failing health, which prevented him from attending the meetins of the session with any degree of regularity. While for the last few years he has not been officer, yet his interest in the church never waned. The pastor never called but that he wanted to know how things in the church were going. He was a good friends and neighbor. He leaves to mourn his departure besides his wife, one brother, David Hunter of Pennsylvania; three brothers and three sisters having gone before him. He also leaves a number of nieces and nephews, among them Mrs. August DOCKENHOUSEN, of Holton and Mrs. Link STRATTON, of Topeka, who have been with him much of the time since his sickness. Besides his relatives he leaves a host of friends to many of whom he acted as a father or a brother. The funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. F.E. Munneke. Music was furnished by a quartet composed of Miss Elle Lowell, Mrs. J.D. Bender, B. E. Canfield, and Bert Kennedy. Burial was in the Holton cemetery. Card of Thanks. We desire to sincerely thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown at the time of the illness and death of Alex Hunter. We are also grateful for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. Alex Hunter, William Sandles, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Dachenhausen, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Stratton. (Note: Typed as printed in newspaper.) Additional Comments: KS-FOOTSTEPS rms File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/jackson/obits/h/hunter2608gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb