Jackson County KS Archives Obituaries.....OLIPHANT, Claud D., Mayor October 1, 1904
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The Mayetta News

Jackson County
Wednesday
October 1, 1904

Death of Mayor Oliphant.

Mayetta's Chief Executive Succumbs to Apoplexy After a Lingering Illness.

A Useful Career Is Closed.

Universal Sorrow Is Occasioned By His Death--A Large Funeral.

On Saturday last, October 1, 1904, death removed from our midst, one of our best
and highly esteemed citizens, in the person of Mayor Claud D. OLIPHANT--a man
who was knonw for his manifold traits of character. The deceased was born in
Mississippi August 14, 1841, and was therefore 63 years, 1 month and 17 days of
age at the time of his death.

He was married in Eastern Kansas in 1863 to Rosanna ADAMSON. Five children
blessed this union, four whom (two boys and two girls), with his wife, are still
living.

Mr. Oliphant's death was due to apoplexy--having several strokes during the past
year--the last at the time of the late Democratic State Convention in Topeka;
from which he never fully recovered, though he was up and around part of the time.

Born of southern parents, and on southern soil, he inherited many of the kindred
traits and characteristics of his native people and environments. Notable among
these was his lucidity of speech and intense convictions on questions that
required and demanded principle, courage and stamina. The greatest compliment
that can be paid to him was that he was an honest man.
He openly espoused the cause of city government at the time of its inception,
and was elected as the first Chief Executive of Mayetta, upon its organizations,
which position he held until his death. As a presiding officer he marshalled all
his native talents and discharged his duties with skill and decision.

Thus brought to an end a career of usefulness, integrity, uprightnss, and
honesty of purpose in all things; thus will the surviving family mourn for him
not as gone permanantly, but temporarily, with the assurance of meeting and
greeting one another in the land whither family ties sundered on earth will
forged anew, and where separations are unknown; thus do we find it impossible to
pay tribute due him in meagre, mayhap, meaningless metaphors and monsylables.

Funeral was held at the Christian church on Sunday forenoon. The services were
conducted by Rev. H.M. Gilmore, pastor of the church. Subsequently his body was
laid to rest in New Harmony cemetery. Few funerals in our midst have been
attended by a large concourse of people. The manifestations of sorrow were
sincere and attested in fullest measure the esteem in which he was held by all
our citizens.

The bereaved family have the true sympathy of many friends in this--their hour
of trial and sorest of earth's afflictions. 
 

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