OBIT: Jefferson County, KS; COLLEY, Mary B., 1954 http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/jefferson/obits/colleymb.txt From : "James Laird" To : KS-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject :[KS-FOOT] Obit: COLLEY; February 25, 1954; Jefferson Date : Sat, 12 Oct 2002 added to the archives: Thursday, October 24, 2002 see copyright notice at end of file. =================================================== The Perry Mirror Thursday February 25, 1954 Mary B. Colley Died Monday. Mrs. Mary B. COLLEY, 96, one of the oldest native born Kansans, died Feb. 23 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Linnie M. RAINES, in Perry. She was born March 4, 1858, at Munice, Kan., and attended the University of Kansas in 1875 and 1876 when there were only two buildings at the university. She lived in the Newton and Meriden communities for a few years and had lived in Perry sicne 1887. She was a member of the Southern Methodist Church and the Ramona Eastern Star chapter of Perry. Besides her daughter, she is survived by a grandson, James RAINES of Perry and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Perry Methodist Church with burial in Perry Cemetery. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the KSGenWeb USGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.