OBITUARY OF BILLIE LOU HAGER, JULY 6, 1949; In the COUNCIL GROVE REPUBLICAN. COUNCIL GROVE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1949 Transcribed by Kenneth Thomas (mailto:thomask@iland.net) 26 May 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BILLIE LOU DIES ------------------------ Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. Raymond Hager Was Victim Of Leukemia ------------------------ Billie Lou Hager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hager and a victim of the dread disease, leukemia, passed away early last night at the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City. She was 6 years old on March 7, an anniversary that she celebrated in the hospital. It was on October 18, 1948, that Billie Lou first became ill, and it was thought at first that she had rheumatic fever. She entered the hospital on December 22 and received several blood transfusions in the battle to keep her alive. A message was received here about 6 o'clock last night that her condition was worse, and an hour later word came that she had passed away. Her parents went to the city last night. They were accompanied by George LeMay. Besides her parents, Billie Lou is survived by: an older brother, Dickie Dale; a younger sister, Betty Sue; a half-brother, Vernon Hager of Wichita; a half-sister, Marie Hager of San Francisco; her grandmother, Mrs. Revia Hager, and her grandfather, G. L. Hager. Funeral arrangements had not been announced this afternoon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. -----------------------------------------------------------------------