Obituary from the Elkhart Tri-State News, Elkhart, Kansas, 21 January 1965:
Morton County Pioneer Dies in M.C. Hospital
Ira Leonard Milburn, 86, died Monday at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart after several months of failing health. Milburn had been a resident of the Rolla and Dermont communities since 1887. Born April 25, 1878 in Chautiuqua County, he came to Southwest Kansas at the age of nine. Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Rolla Methodist Church with Rev. Carl Carrier in charge. Burial was in the Rolla Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Dottie; sons, James H. and Ira Leo both of Los Angeles, California; Roy H., Arriba, Colorado; Vernon and Wayne, both of Rolla; Leonard of Canadian, Texas; Donald of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; daughters, Mrs. Fannie Pearce of Farden City; Mrs. Maude Malone, Big Bow, Colorado; Mrs. Mary Barber, Waterloo, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Reynolds, Atlanta, Georgia; Mrs. Letha Greene, Manter; Mrs. Leola Thompson, Rifle, Colorado; Mrs. Phyllis Forbes, Elkhart; brothers, Archie of Hugoton; Pete of Rola; sisters, Mrs. Maude Simmons of Lamar, Colorado; Mrs. Kate Pearce of Johnson, Mrs. Gladys Youngren of Hugoton; 117 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Obituary from the Elkhart Tri-State News, Elkhart, Kansas, 21 January 1965:
Morton County Pioneer Dies in M.C. Hospital
Ira Leonard Milburn, 86, died Monday at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart after several months of failing health. Milburn had been a resident of the Rolla and Dermont communities since 1887. Born April 25, 1878 in Chautiuqua County, he came to Southwest Kansas at the age of nine. Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Rolla Methodist Church with Rev. Carl Carrier in charge. Burial was in the Rolla Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Dottie; sons, James H. and Ira Leo both of Los Angeles, California; Roy H., Arriba, Colorado; Vernon and Wayne, both of Rolla; Leonard of Canadian, Texas; Donald of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; daughters, Mrs. Fannie Pearce of Farden City; Mrs. Maude Malone, Big Bow, Colorado; Mrs. Mary Barber, Waterloo, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Reynolds, Atlanta, Georgia; Mrs. Letha Greene, Manter; Mrs. Leola Thompson, Rifle, Colorado; Mrs. Phyllis Forbes, Elkhart; brothers, Archie of Hugoton; Pete of Rola; sisters, Mrs. Maude Simmons of Lamar, Colorado; Mrs. Kate Pearce of Johnson, Mrs. Gladys Youngren of Hugoton; 117 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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Emma Frances "Fannie" Milburn Pearce
1903–1980
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James Harl Milburn
1905–1973
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Maude A. Milburn Malone
1906–1987
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Zada Vesta Milburn Cox
1909–1934
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Roy Hubbard Milburn
1910–2001
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Ira Leo Milburn
1912–1996
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Raymond Oscar Milburn
1916–1962
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Mary Elizabeth Milburn Garrick
1918–2003
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Vernon Milton Milburn
1920–2016
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Letha Eileene Greene
1926–1996
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Leonard Leland Milburn
1929–2001
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Donald W. Milburn
1932–2008
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Phyllis Milburn Forbes
1934–1994
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