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Emma D. Bowker Wood

Birth
USA
Death
19 Jul 1923 (aged 72–73)
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 19 Lot 13
Memorial ID
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Mrs. EMMA D. WOOD
The funeral of Mrs. Emma D. Wood, past supreme chief of the Pythian Sisters, who died Thursday, Jul 19, 1923 at the home of her son, E.A. Wood, in Tulsa, Ok., was held at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 21st, from Sicilian hall, Knights of Pythias, 2940 Troost avenue. Mrs. Wood was the widow of Martin D. Wood, for may years superintendant of the Western Union Telegraph Company here. She was the daughter of Dr. Seth D. Bowker, an early Kansas City resident and physician. Mrs. Wood founded the first temple of the Pythian Sisters here, in Missouri. Pythian Sisters Lodge No. 32, were in charge of the funeral.
KANSAS CITY STAR, Friday, Jul 20, 1923

Union Cemetery records.
Emma D. Wood was buried at Union Cemetery on July 21, 1923, in Section 19, Lot 13. There is a large dark gray granite monument on the lot, there is no inscription for Mrs. Wood.
Mrs. EMMA D. WOOD
The funeral of Mrs. Emma D. Wood, past supreme chief of the Pythian Sisters, who died Thursday, Jul 19, 1923 at the home of her son, E.A. Wood, in Tulsa, Ok., was held at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 21st, from Sicilian hall, Knights of Pythias, 2940 Troost avenue. Mrs. Wood was the widow of Martin D. Wood, for may years superintendant of the Western Union Telegraph Company here. She was the daughter of Dr. Seth D. Bowker, an early Kansas City resident and physician. Mrs. Wood founded the first temple of the Pythian Sisters here, in Missouri. Pythian Sisters Lodge No. 32, were in charge of the funeral.
KANSAS CITY STAR, Friday, Jul 20, 1923

Union Cemetery records.
Emma D. Wood was buried at Union Cemetery on July 21, 1923, in Section 19, Lot 13. There is a large dark gray granite monument on the lot, there is no inscription for Mrs. Wood.

Gravesite Details

There is a large dark gray granite monument on the lot, there is no inscription for Mrs. Wood.



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  • Created by: DKOWN
  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100489454/emma_d-wood: accessed ), memorial page for Emma D. Bowker Wood (1850–19 Jul 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100489454, citing Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by DKOWN (contributor 46637473).