Osage County KS Archives Obituaries.....SHARP, May E. WHITTEMORE December 15, 1927 ************************************************ 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 August 3, 2006, 11:06 pm The Scranton Gazette Osage County Thursday December 15, 1927 Mrs. May E. Sharp. May E. WHITTEMORE, was born at Lyndon, Kansas, April 19, 1873, and died at the hospital in Springfield, Illinios, December 8, 1927, at the age of 54 years, 7 months and 19 days. She moved to Scanton, Kansas in infancy and lived here until 1899. She was united in marriage to William SHARP, Septembre 13, 1900, at Auburn, Illinois, at which place she lived until her death. She was a member of the Universalist Church at Girard, Ill. She had been in poor health for twenty years, and recently was thought to be much better, but suddenly became worse and in spite of all that human hands could do, the spirit took it's departure. She is survived by her beloved husband William Sharp, of Kansas City, Mo.; her father, F.E. Whittemore, of Scranton, Kanas; and two sisters, Mrs. Ross GILKESON and Mrs. Minnie ARGO, both of Kansas City, Mo. This is the first death in the Whittemore family since Mrs. Whittemore's deathover forty-two years ago. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, Sunday, December 11, 1927, at 1:15 p.m. conducted by Rev. H.P. Basquin. The O.E.S. of Burlingame also had short services at the church, and she was buried beside her mother in the Scranton Cemetery. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank our kind friends for the sympathy and help extended to us during the time of our great sorrow. Also for the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. William Sharp, F.E. Whittemore and Family. ==== KS-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/osage/obits/s/sharp238ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb