Jasper County MO Archives Obituaries.....BOGGESS, Frances & Kate April 1928 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Boggess billboggess@webtv.net March 1, 2006, 12:30 pm Cathage Evening Press, 4/2/1928 (transcribed, 3/1/06)                     --------------           CARTHAGE   EVENING   PRESS      Monday, April 2, 1928 front page              -----------         MRS S C BOGGESS AND          MRS LUKE BOGGESS DIE                 -----------     Prominent Carthage Woman Succumbs       Sunday and Daughter-in Law                 Today in Kansas City                 ---------- JOINT FUNERAL RITES HERE WEDNESDAY                 -----------       Mrs Kate Boggess, wife of S C Boggess, prominent Carthage business man, died at 8:45 o'clock last night at the Boggess apartments, 1205 South Main street, and Mrs Luke Boggess, daughter-in-law of Mr and Mrs S C Boggess, died about 11 o'clock this morning in Kansas City according to word received here about noon today.       The body of Mrs Luke Boggess will reach here tomorrow afternoon, accompanied by Mr Boggess, her mother Mrs W W Flora and the latter's daughter.       A joint service will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the First Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev Frank H Ebright, pastor, will be in charge.             Long in Ill Health       Mrs S C Boggess had been in ill health for the last 10 years, suffering from heart trouble. However, her condition allowed her to be up for long periods of time. She became ill about two weeks ago and Saturday morning her condition was thought to be improved, but Saturday night she grew much worse.       Born February 10, 1876 at Calstock, Cornwall, England, she came to Carthage at the age of 17 years and made her home with her uncle the late James Luke. Her parents, Mr and Mrs S D Knight, came to this country about 20 years later remaining here a year, then returned to England, their former home, for a year before coming to Carthage to make their home permanently. Mrs Knight passed away July 25, 192, in Carthage.       Besides her husband and father, she is survived by a daughter, Edith, who is a student this year at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and two sons, Luke Boggess, of Kansas City, and S C Boggess, Jr, at home, two brothers, Sidney Knight of Carthage, John Knight of Texas, and a sister Mrs George Hocking of St Dominick, Cornwall, England, two grandchildren in Kansas City also survive. Miss Boggess arrived about midnight last night.       Fred Knight, a brother of Mrs Boggess' was killed in an automobile accident near Webb City on August 25, 1922. He was general superintenent of the Independent Gravel company and was on an inspection tour of the company's properties with Ben Reynolds of Joplin, president of the company, at the time of the accident.        Formerly Miss Frances Flora       Mrs Luke Boggess had been ill several weeks suffering from scarlet fever and mastoiditis. She had undergone two operations within the last two weeks, the last one being performed last Saturday at the Trinity hospital, Kansas City, where she passed away. Her older son, Luke, jr. contracted the fever first, had recovered and was in Carthage for a short visit about a week ago.     She was formerly Miss Frances Flora of Carthage. Her father, the late Dr W W Flora was a prominent Carthage dentist. She was about 30 years of age and at the age of about 10 years moved with her parents to Colorado.       Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Luke, jr, and William Samuel, and her mother, Mrs W W Flora and a sister both of Denver, Colo.             <>-------<>-------<>       KANSAS CITY JOURNAL   POST          Tuesday, April 3, 1928            ------------           MRS BOGGESS          PASSES AWAY              ----------- South Side Resident Loses Wife and           Mother Day Apart            ------------       Tragedy yesterday entered the family of Luke J Boggess, 7325 Pennsylvania avenue, for the second time in two days.       Mrs Frances Flora Boggess, his wife passed away yesterday morning in the Trinity Lutheran hospital, just twenty-four [fourteen] hours after his mother, Mrs Kate McKnight Boggess in Carthage, Mo.       At the beside of Mrs Luke Boggess were her aunt and uncle, Carl R Gray, president of Union Pacific system and Mrs Gray, Omaha; her mother, Mrs W W Flora, Colorado Springs, and her sister, Mrs Guy H Hopkins, Pueblo, Colo, all of whom had been called when she became ill several days ago.       Besides her husband, Mrs Luke Boggess is survived by two sons, Luke J jr. 3 years old, and William Samuel, 1 year old.       The funeral party will depart in Mr Gray's private car for Carthage for a double funeral service tomorrow.       Mr Boggess is a nephew of the late James F Luke, prominent Missouri capitalist and mine operator.           <>-------<>-------<>      COLORADO   SPRINGS   GAZETTE          Tuesday, April 3, 1928              -----------         MRS BOGGESS, FORMER         SPRINGS RESIDENT, DIES                -----------       Word was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs Luke Boggess, formerly of this city, and daughter of Mrs W W Flora, of 221 East St Vrain street, in Kansas City, Mo, following a mastoid operation. Mrs Flora left last Saturday for Kansas City to be at her daughter's bedside when she received word of her critical condition.       Mrs Boggess will be remembered as Miss Frances Flora. She attended the Colorado Springs schools, being graduated from high school and Colorado college. Since her marriage, which took place about six years ago, she has been living in Missouri. Funeral services will be held in Carthage, Mo. Wednesday morning. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/jasper/obits/b/boggess5ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mofiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb