Jackson-Jefferson County KS Archives Obituaries.....TUTT, Elisabeth (MYERS) November 19, 1910 ************************************************ 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 jlaird@bellsouth.net September 28, 2007, 3:34 am The Valley Falls New Era Jefferson County Thursday November 19, 1910 Death of Mrs. E.E. Tutt. Mrs. Elisabeth TUTT, wife of E.E. Tutt, in east Jackson county, died Tuesday evening, November 8, 1910, aged 85 years last September. Her daughters, Mrs. J.T.B. GEPHART, and Mrs. L. H. BURNETT, and son J.E. Tutt of Valley Falls, with other members of the family were at her bedside. Mother Tutt had been in failing health for some time. The funeral was held from the family homestead on South Cedar Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Elliott of Denison officiating at the services. The burial was in Rose Hill cemetery, Valley Falls, where her father, Martin L. MYERS, a daughter, Mrs. Gephart, and a sister, Mrs. John BELAND lie at rest. Obituary. Elisabeth MYERS was born September 12, 1825 at New Market, Virginia. Her parents moved to Philipi, West Virginia, where in May 23rd, 1850, Elisabeth was united in marriage to E.E. TUTT, who survives her. To this union ten children were born, six of whom are living and were present at the funeral. They are Louis M. TUTT, Bonner Springs, Mrs. Clara GEPHART, Mrs. Laura BURNETT, and J.E. TUTT, Valley Falls, and Miss Ida M. TUTT of Holton and Harry W. Tutt at home. In 1869 the family moved to Jackson county, Kansas, which has since been the parental home and where the golden wedding of Father and Mother Tutt was celebrated ten years ago. Besides the bereaved husband and sorrowing children, Mrs. Tutt is survived by three brothers, well and favorably known in eastern Kansas, Ireneus C. MYERS, of Dension, Judge Louis M. MYERS, of Valley Falls and John Q. MYERS, of Holton. ==== KS-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/jackson/obits/t/tutt1875ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb