After a lingering illness Dr. Lucius M. Vandruff died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary F. Hull, in Valley Falls, Friday noon Jan. 13, 1911, aged 32 years, 9 months and one day. The cause of his death was tuberculosis of six years standing.
Lucius, a younger son of Joshua and Mary F. Vandruff, was born on the Vandruff farm one mile west of Valley Falls April 12, 1878. His father died when Lucius was only seven years of age. He was educated in the Valley Falls schools, graduating from the High school in 1898.
He attended the State University two years and after a four year course graduated in 1904 from Rush Medical College, Chicago. The same year Dr. Lucius Vandruff was married to Miss Austa Musa Cowan at Valley Falls, June 17.
They located at Humboldt, Kans., where he gained a large practice, but at the end of a year, his health failing, they went to Oregon remaining there eighteen months, his health being much improved. Returning to Humboldt he again engaged in the practice of his profession with the reputation of being a conscientious and successful physician. At a fire in their residence he overtaxed his strength and fell sick. He was advised to seek another climate. He tried Arizona a few months after which they located at Pueblo, Col., where his faithful wife taught school. But his health continued to fail and last fall he came to Valley Falls to be with his mother, in his last days, his wife resigning her school to join him.
He joined the Congregational church at Valley Falls at the age of 11 years. When they moved to Humboldt he, with his wife, joined the Presbyterian church there, of which he was a member in good standing at the time of his death.
Lucius, a younger son of Joshua and Mary F. Vandruff, was born on the Vandruff farm one mile west of Valley Falls April 12, 1878. His father died when Lucius was only seven years of age. He was educated in the Valley Falls schools, graduating from the High school in 1898.
He attended the State University two years and after a four year course graduated in 1904 from Rush Medical College, Chicago. The same year Dr. Lucius Vandruff was married to Miss Austa Musa Cowan at Valley Falls, June 17.
They located at Humboldt, Kans., where he gained a large practice, but at the end of a year, his health failing, they went to Oregon remaining there eighteen months, his health being much improved. Returning to Humboldt he again engaged in the practice of his profession with the reputation of being a conscientious and successful physician. At a fire in their residence he overtaxed his strength and fell sick. He was advised to seek another climate. He tried Arizona a few months after which they located at Pueblo, Col., where his faithful wife taught school. But his health continued to fail and last fall he came to Valley Falls to be with his mother, in his last days, his wife resigning her school to join him.
He joined the Congregational church at Valley Falls at the age of 11 years. When they moved to Humboldt he, with his wife, joined the Presbyterian church there, of which he was a member in good standing at the time of his death.
After a lingering illness Dr. Lucius M. Vandruff died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary F. Hull, in Valley Falls, Friday noon Jan. 13, 1911, aged 32 years, 9 months and one day. The cause of his death was tuberculosis of six years standing.
Lucius, a younger son of Joshua and Mary F. Vandruff, was born on the Vandruff farm one mile west of Valley Falls April 12, 1878. His father died when Lucius was only seven years of age. He was educated in the Valley Falls schools, graduating from the High school in 1898.
He attended the State University two years and after a four year course graduated in 1904 from Rush Medical College, Chicago. The same year Dr. Lucius Vandruff was married to Miss Austa Musa Cowan at Valley Falls, June 17.
They located at Humboldt, Kans., where he gained a large practice, but at the end of a year, his health failing, they went to Oregon remaining there eighteen months, his health being much improved. Returning to Humboldt he again engaged in the practice of his profession with the reputation of being a conscientious and successful physician. At a fire in their residence he overtaxed his strength and fell sick. He was advised to seek another climate. He tried Arizona a few months after which they located at Pueblo, Col., where his faithful wife taught school. But his health continued to fail and last fall he came to Valley Falls to be with his mother, in his last days, his wife resigning her school to join him.
He joined the Congregational church at Valley Falls at the age of 11 years. When they moved to Humboldt he, with his wife, joined the Presbyterian church there, of which he was a member in good standing at the time of his death.
Lucius, a younger son of Joshua and Mary F. Vandruff, was born on the Vandruff farm one mile west of Valley Falls April 12, 1878. His father died when Lucius was only seven years of age. He was educated in the Valley Falls schools, graduating from the High school in 1898.
He attended the State University two years and after a four year course graduated in 1904 from Rush Medical College, Chicago. The same year Dr. Lucius Vandruff was married to Miss Austa Musa Cowan at Valley Falls, June 17.
They located at Humboldt, Kans., where he gained a large practice, but at the end of a year, his health failing, they went to Oregon remaining there eighteen months, his health being much improved. Returning to Humboldt he again engaged in the practice of his profession with the reputation of being a conscientious and successful physician. At a fire in their residence he overtaxed his strength and fell sick. He was advised to seek another climate. He tried Arizona a few months after which they located at Pueblo, Col., where his faithful wife taught school. But his health continued to fail and last fall he came to Valley Falls to be with his mother, in his last days, his wife resigning her school to join him.
He joined the Congregational church at Valley Falls at the age of 11 years. When they moved to Humboldt he, with his wife, joined the Presbyterian church there, of which he was a member in good standing at the time of his death.
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