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Ada Romane DeLay

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Ada Romane DeLay

Birth
Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Death
13 Sep 1949 (aged 71)
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section C - Lot 127 - Space 1
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Emporia Weekly Gazette, Thursday, 22 September 1949

Miss Ada DeLay Dead

Miss Ada Romane DeLay, who lived at 1009 Exchange, died this morning at 8 o'clock at Newman Memorial County hospital.

Miss DeLay was born in Point Pleasant, W. Va., and came to Kansas with her family in 1903. She was formerly a member of the Methodist church in Emporia, but spent most of her later years at Altamont and Parsons, where she took the place of a mother to her brother's children, after the death of his wife. For a number of years she was secretary for a Kansas City law firm and later at the capitol in Oklahoma City, Okla.

She is survived by a sister, Flora. of the home; three brothers, G.A. DeLay, of Bigelow, Kan.; Paul DeLay, of St. Cloud, Minn.; and C.W. DeLay, 520 State.

Funeral services for Miss Ada Romane DeLay, who died Tuesday morning were held Friday Friday at the Roberts-Blue chapel. The Rev. Frank Elbright, district superintendent of the Methodist church, was in charge of the services. Theodore Owen sang, accompanied by Miss Ann Davies.

The pallbearers were Leigh DeLay, Dean Wagaman, Calvin W. DeLay, and H. J. Choquette, all nephews, and Harold Bixler and O.T. Meyer. Burial was in Memorial Lawn cemetery.

Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were Glenn A. DeLay and Miss Louise DeLay of Big Bow, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Choquette, Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin DeLay, Yates Center; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wagaman, and Leigh DeLay, Salina.
Emporia Weekly Gazette, Thursday, 22 September 1949

Miss Ada DeLay Dead

Miss Ada Romane DeLay, who lived at 1009 Exchange, died this morning at 8 o'clock at Newman Memorial County hospital.

Miss DeLay was born in Point Pleasant, W. Va., and came to Kansas with her family in 1903. She was formerly a member of the Methodist church in Emporia, but spent most of her later years at Altamont and Parsons, where she took the place of a mother to her brother's children, after the death of his wife. For a number of years she was secretary for a Kansas City law firm and later at the capitol in Oklahoma City, Okla.

She is survived by a sister, Flora. of the home; three brothers, G.A. DeLay, of Bigelow, Kan.; Paul DeLay, of St. Cloud, Minn.; and C.W. DeLay, 520 State.

Funeral services for Miss Ada Romane DeLay, who died Tuesday morning were held Friday Friday at the Roberts-Blue chapel. The Rev. Frank Elbright, district superintendent of the Methodist church, was in charge of the services. Theodore Owen sang, accompanied by Miss Ann Davies.

The pallbearers were Leigh DeLay, Dean Wagaman, Calvin W. DeLay, and H. J. Choquette, all nephews, and Harold Bixler and O.T. Meyer. Burial was in Memorial Lawn cemetery.

Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were Glenn A. DeLay and Miss Louise DeLay of Big Bow, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Choquette, Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin DeLay, Yates Center; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wagaman, and Leigh DeLay, Salina.


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  • Created by: Becky Doan
  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97373554/ada_romane-delay: accessed ), memorial page for Ada Romane DeLay (30 Sep 1877–13 Sep 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97373554, citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009).