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Adah Lois <I>Hunter</I> Reavis

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Adah Lois Hunter Reavis

Birth
Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas, USA
Death
2 Sep 2003 (aged 104)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Adah Hunter married Harvey Andrew Reavis on February 12, 1920 in Blaine,Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

Obituary: MANHATTAN: Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Sep 4, 2003: "Adah Lois Reavis, age 104, of Augusta, Kansas, formerly of Manhattan, died Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita Kansas.She was born on October 20, 1898, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter or William Francis and Sarah (Hill) Hunter. Mrs. Reavis had been a Manhattan resident since 1954 moving here from a farm in Rural Blasé, Kansas. She had recently moved to Augusta, Kansas to be near on of her sons. Mrs. Reavis was a member of the Non-Denominational Church in Manhattan. In addition she enjoyed gardening, canning, and cookingOn February 12, 1920, in Blaine, Kansas she was united in marriage to Harvey Andrew Reavis, He preceded her in death on September 13, 1966. She was also preceded in death by one sons: Edwin H. Reavis in 1999, by two daughters: Fausta L. Kaiser and Viola May Reavis and by five brothers: Ben, Ezra, Samuel, John and James Hunter and three sisters: Ruth Morrison, Lydia Long, and Eula Frye.Mrs. Reavis is survived by tow sons: Wayne F. Reaves of Jacksonville, Oregon, Forest L. Reavis of Augusta, Kansas, eleven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren."
Funeral Pamphlet: "In Loving Memory Adah Lois Reavis, Left this world to be with her Creator on Tuesday, September 2. 2003. Services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, September 8, at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, Manhattan, Kansas. Burial was at Westmoreland Cemetery, Westmoreland, Kansas. Adah was born October 20, 1898, in Goodland, Kansas, to William Francis and Sarah Frances Hunter. She married Harvey A. Reavis on February 12, 1920, in Blaine, Kansas.When Adah was young, her father traded their piece of land for land in Missouri with a gentleman he hadn't known for too long. They loaded up their covered wagon and traveled to Missouri. When they arrived, the family soon discovered that the gentleman had lied to them and there was no land in Missouri that was theirs. They stayed on a farm owned by two brothers near a river. The girls slept in the barn with their mother, and the boys slept outside in a tent. Not long after they arrived, Adah Started developing health problems. The doctor told her parents that they had to leave the area near the water or Adah would die. So, they headed for relatives in northern Oklahoma in the fall. Once in Oklahoma, the family stayed in a tent during the winter. In the spring, they headed north and finally settled near Blaine, Kansas, Adah always said she was the "puny" one of the family, but she outlived them all. Adah met Harvey when they were both working for the Harter family. Harvey worked on the farm for Mr. Harter. Adah Helped Mrs. Harter with by washing laundry on the washboard. Adah was paid 50 cents a day. Sometimes she received a piece of salt pork instead, which Adah didn't like too much as she needed the money for material to make dresses. She met Harvey when he would come in for dinner. Their first date was to the Phillipsburg Picnic. After the war broke out around 1917, Harvey joined the Navy, at which time they were engaged. After training at the Great Lakes Training Station, Harvey served as a fireman on the USS Minnesota and USS Manhattan. He was in France when the war was over and was not released until a year later. During this time, Adah Spent time in Beatrice, Nebraska, with her sister Ruth, and worked in a shirt factory. She also helped her family with hay baling and running the hay sweep. With Harvey out of the Navy, they farmed and started a family. They were ready to buy a farm of their own in 1934, but because of the depression they had to sell most of their cattle and few hogs to help pay their $800 feed bill. After 14 years of marriage, they had to start over. It was then that they moved back to the Harter farm where they first met.Adah had a strong faith in God and dedicated her life to serving God. She was very humble and extremely loyal to her family and Friends. I was her faith that carried her though the good times and the bad times, especially the loss of her three dear children as well as the sudden death of her husband, Harvey.Adah was preceded in death by her parents; Husband Harvey; Brothers Samuel, James, Ezra, Benjamin, and John; sisters Eula, Ruth, and Lydia; son Edwin Harvey; daughters, Viola May Reavis and Fausta Lois Kaiser. She was survived by sons and daughters-in-law; Wayne and Jacqueline Reavis of Jacksonville, Oregon and Forest and Betty Reavis of Augusta, Kansas; son-in-law, Francis Kaiser of Albany, Oregon; daughter-in-law Rutha Reavis of Manhattan, Kansas; 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews."
Adah Hunter married Harvey Andrew Reavis on February 12, 1920 in Blaine,Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

Obituary: MANHATTAN: Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Sep 4, 2003: "Adah Lois Reavis, age 104, of Augusta, Kansas, formerly of Manhattan, died Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita Kansas.She was born on October 20, 1898, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter or William Francis and Sarah (Hill) Hunter. Mrs. Reavis had been a Manhattan resident since 1954 moving here from a farm in Rural Blasé, Kansas. She had recently moved to Augusta, Kansas to be near on of her sons. Mrs. Reavis was a member of the Non-Denominational Church in Manhattan. In addition she enjoyed gardening, canning, and cookingOn February 12, 1920, in Blaine, Kansas she was united in marriage to Harvey Andrew Reavis, He preceded her in death on September 13, 1966. She was also preceded in death by one sons: Edwin H. Reavis in 1999, by two daughters: Fausta L. Kaiser and Viola May Reavis and by five brothers: Ben, Ezra, Samuel, John and James Hunter and three sisters: Ruth Morrison, Lydia Long, and Eula Frye.Mrs. Reavis is survived by tow sons: Wayne F. Reaves of Jacksonville, Oregon, Forest L. Reavis of Augusta, Kansas, eleven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren."
Funeral Pamphlet: "In Loving Memory Adah Lois Reavis, Left this world to be with her Creator on Tuesday, September 2. 2003. Services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, September 8, at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, Manhattan, Kansas. Burial was at Westmoreland Cemetery, Westmoreland, Kansas. Adah was born October 20, 1898, in Goodland, Kansas, to William Francis and Sarah Frances Hunter. She married Harvey A. Reavis on February 12, 1920, in Blaine, Kansas.When Adah was young, her father traded their piece of land for land in Missouri with a gentleman he hadn't known for too long. They loaded up their covered wagon and traveled to Missouri. When they arrived, the family soon discovered that the gentleman had lied to them and there was no land in Missouri that was theirs. They stayed on a farm owned by two brothers near a river. The girls slept in the barn with their mother, and the boys slept outside in a tent. Not long after they arrived, Adah Started developing health problems. The doctor told her parents that they had to leave the area near the water or Adah would die. So, they headed for relatives in northern Oklahoma in the fall. Once in Oklahoma, the family stayed in a tent during the winter. In the spring, they headed north and finally settled near Blaine, Kansas, Adah always said she was the "puny" one of the family, but she outlived them all. Adah met Harvey when they were both working for the Harter family. Harvey worked on the farm for Mr. Harter. Adah Helped Mrs. Harter with by washing laundry on the washboard. Adah was paid 50 cents a day. Sometimes she received a piece of salt pork instead, which Adah didn't like too much as she needed the money for material to make dresses. She met Harvey when he would come in for dinner. Their first date was to the Phillipsburg Picnic. After the war broke out around 1917, Harvey joined the Navy, at which time they were engaged. After training at the Great Lakes Training Station, Harvey served as a fireman on the USS Minnesota and USS Manhattan. He was in France when the war was over and was not released until a year later. During this time, Adah Spent time in Beatrice, Nebraska, with her sister Ruth, and worked in a shirt factory. She also helped her family with hay baling and running the hay sweep. With Harvey out of the Navy, they farmed and started a family. They were ready to buy a farm of their own in 1934, but because of the depression they had to sell most of their cattle and few hogs to help pay their $800 feed bill. After 14 years of marriage, they had to start over. It was then that they moved back to the Harter farm where they first met.Adah had a strong faith in God and dedicated her life to serving God. She was very humble and extremely loyal to her family and Friends. I was her faith that carried her though the good times and the bad times, especially the loss of her three dear children as well as the sudden death of her husband, Harvey.Adah was preceded in death by her parents; Husband Harvey; Brothers Samuel, James, Ezra, Benjamin, and John; sisters Eula, Ruth, and Lydia; son Edwin Harvey; daughters, Viola May Reavis and Fausta Lois Kaiser. She was survived by sons and daughters-in-law; Wayne and Jacqueline Reavis of Jacksonville, Oregon and Forest and Betty Reavis of Augusta, Kansas; son-in-law, Francis Kaiser of Albany, Oregon; daughter-in-law Rutha Reavis of Manhattan, Kansas; 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews."


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