Obituary of Mary Frances (Ware) Gore; Smith County, KS; 5 Oct 1894 Submitted by Jerry Nelson Source: The Lebanon Criterion; Lebanon, KS; 5 Oct 1894; p. 4 USGenWeb NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. MRS. MARY FRANCES GORE was born in Platt county, MO 13 May 1842; in the year 1859 she married A. M. Gore; moved to Iowa in 1864 and to Kansas in 1890. Died at her home near Lebanon 1 Oct 1894 aged 52 years, 4 months and 19 days. Deceased was a member of the Baptist church and an earnest devoted Christian. She leaves 9 children, a husband and father. The funeral services were held in the school house near the home on Oct. 3rd. A large concourse of friends followed the remains to the Sweet Home cemetery for burial.