Mr. Harper had been ill for some time but his condition was not considered serious until a week ago when he was taken to Kingman where he underwent an operation on Wednesday morning for a cancer of the liver. He gradually grew weaker and died Thursday morning.
Mr. Harper was one of the early settlers of Kansas.
He lived near Mt.Hope for nearly forty years and resided near Duguoin the past four years.
He was a member of the Christian church and a loyal worker for his master.
He was 65 years old at the time of his death.
The body was taken to Mount Hope for burial.
Funeral services were conducted 2:30pm Friday at the Mt. Hope Christian church.
He leaves to mourn his departure,a wife, four daughters and seven sons.
The sympathy of the community goes out to the sorrow stricken family in their house of sadness.
The community feels that they have lost influential member and that the loss can never be replaced.
Norwich Herald, Norwich,
Kansas, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1924, pg. 4
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Mr. Harper had been ill for some time but his condition was not considered serious until a week ago when he was taken to Kingman where he underwent an operation on Wednesday morning for a cancer of the liver. He gradually grew weaker and died Thursday morning.
Mr. Harper was one of the early settlers of Kansas.
He lived near Mt.Hope for nearly forty years and resided near Duguoin the past four years.
He was a member of the Christian church and a loyal worker for his master.
He was 65 years old at the time of his death.
The body was taken to Mount Hope for burial.
Funeral services were conducted 2:30pm Friday at the Mt. Hope Christian church.
He leaves to mourn his departure,a wife, four daughters and seven sons.
The sympathy of the community goes out to the sorrow stricken family in their house of sadness.
The community feels that they have lost influential member and that the loss can never be replaced.
Norwich Herald, Norwich,
Kansas, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1924, pg. 4
Column 4/5. DaleHarper43
Family Members
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Fannie Mae Harper James
1896–1968
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Grace Myree Harper
1897–1898
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Nellie Ruth Harper McElroy
1899–1983
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Mary Ethel Harper Coon
1900–1990
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Jesse Theodore Harper
1902–1980
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William Garrett "Bill" Harper
1903–1976
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Ray Edgar Harper
1904–1988
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Earl Francis Harper
1906–1927
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Mabel Faye Harper Smart
1908–1965
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Ermon Henry Harper
1910–1956
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Dewey Everett Harper
1913–1974
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John Richard Keith Harper
1916–1992
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