Almira May Parker
1874 - 1945 (70 years)-
Name Almira May Parker Born 11 Sep 1874 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 4 Jul 1945 Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas [1, 2] Buried Clearwater Cemetery, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas [1, 2] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23875126/almira-may-drury
Section 1A, Lot 148, Grave 4
Person ID I682 McKeown Last Modified 5 Aug 2023
Father Moses Parker, b. 27 May 1827, Ireland , d. 25 May 1918 (Age 90 years) Mother Mary Shuck, b. 1 Mar 1838, Iowa , d. 23 Feb 1905, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Age 66 years) Married 1858 [3] Family ID F264 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alva Hovey Drury, b. 6 Feb 1868, Ohio , d. 12 Sep 1937, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Age 69 years) Married 8 Nov 1894 Sedgwick County, Kansas Children 1. Sibyl Drury, b. 23 Apr 1897, Kansas , d. 14 May 1988 (Age 91 years)2. Leslie Franklin Drury, b. 7 Apr 1899, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas , d. 5 Sep 1987 (Age 88 years)3. Chester Merle Drury, b. 24 May 1901, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas , d. 20 Sep 1983 (Age 82 years)4. Edith Rose Drury, b. 20 Dec 1902, Sedgwick County, Kansas , d. 29 Nov 1989, Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri (Age 86 years)+ 5. Emory Verne Drury, b. 30 Mar 1904, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas , d. 22 Jun 1962, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 58 years)6. Raymond Lewis Drury, b. 14 Jun 1905, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas , d. 31 Dec 1992 (Age 87 years)7. Roy Allen Drury, b. 20 Nov 1910, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas , d. 13 Nov 1995 (Age 84 years)Last Modified 30 Nov 2021 Family ID F88 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 11 Sep 1874 - Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 8 Nov 1894 - Sedgwick County, Kansas 
Died - 4 Jul 1945 - Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas 
Buried - - Clearwater Cemetery, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - MRS. ALMIRA DRURY DIES AT HOME HERE
Mrs. Almira May Drury, 71, died at her home here Wednesday. She had been in poor health for some time, but had been critically ill only the past few weeks.
Funeral services were to be held Friday morning at the Clearwater Baptist church in charge of the pastor, the Rev. F. R. Parker. Interment was in the Clearwater cemetery.
Music was by a duet composed of Mrs. Willard Parker and Mrs. Frank Cromley, accompanied by Mrs. Donald Tjaden. Casket bearers were six nephews of Mrs. Drury, Willard, Moses and Wayne Parker, and Lawrence, Fred and Paul Nighswonger.
Mrs. Drury had been a resident of Clearwater since the death of her husband in 1937, but had lived in this vicinity nearly all her life. She was born Almira May Parker at Mediapolis, Desmoins county, Iowa on September 11, 1874. The family came to Kansas in March, 1876.
In November, 1894, she was married to Alva Drury. When 13 years of age she was converted and joined the church.
Survivors include two daughters Sibyl Nighswonger, Viola; and Edith Kraus of Bently; five sons, Merle and Raymond of the home, Leslie of Topeka, Verne of Kansas City, and Roy of Planeview; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Anna Nighswonger of Viola; three brothers, R. L. Parker of Kansas City, and J. W. and Ed Parker of Clearwater.
Arrangements were made by Aldridge mortuary.
The Clearwater News, Thursday, July 5, 1945, Page 1
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