Herbert Lowe Obituary
The Stafford Courier, Stafford,
Kansas
Thursday, September 23, 1954,
page 1
H.P. Lowe Died Tuesday Morning
H.P. Lowe, retired Stafford City
clerk, died Tuesday morning at the Stafford hospital after an illness
of several weeks. He had re-entered the hospital after having been at
home a few days following a long stay in the institution.
He had retired from public service
only about two years ago after serving as City clerk, here, for 25
years.
A lover of music for many years he
had devoted much of his leisure time to learning how to play the piano
since his retirement. He is shown above in one of his practice
sessions.
He was born in Lincolnshire,
England, Aug. 1, 1866 and came to Kansas when only 17 years of age and
had been a Stafford resident for the past 50 years.
He is survived by a son, L.A.
Lowe, a daughter, Mrs. Nell Weir, and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Florence
Gibler of Topeka and one brother, Lewis of Ontario, Canada.
Funeral services were held at 2:30
p.m. today, Thursday, at the Peacock & Soice chapel with Rev. C.C.
Decker of Sterling and Rev. Clifford Hauxwell officiating. Internment
was in the Stafford cemetery.
The Stafford Courier, Stafford,
Kansas
Thursday, September 30, 1954,
page 2
H.P. Lowe
H.P. Lowe was born in
Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 1, 1866 and departed this life Sept. 21,
1954, at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 20 days.
He came to this country at the age
of 17 years, settling in Eastern Kansas. He moved to Stafford in
September of 1904, where he had resided until his death.
He was a member of the United
Presbyterian church, Masonic orders and Eastern Star.
He retired from the office of city
clerk of Stafford Sept. 1, 1952, after having held that position for
25 years.
He was united in marriage to Ellen
Josephine Reed March 21, 1890, who preceded him in death in April of
1941. A son, Charles Herbert, passed on in 1919 and a daughter, Clara
Jane in 1940. He is survived by one brother of Alberta, Canada;
one niece of Derby, England; two daughters, Florence Gibler of Topeka
and Nellie E. Weir of Stafford; a son, Lewis A. Lowe of Stafford.
Others who remain to mourn his death include eight grandchildren, 13
great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and a great
number of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at the
Peacock & Soice memorial chapel at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 and
were conducted by Rev. C.C. Decker of Sterling and Rev. Clifford
Hauxwell of Stafford. Internment was in the Stafford cemetery.
Submitted by Chris
Hollenbeck on March 26, 2007.
NOTE: (I've been doing some research for someone and located several obituaries from Stafford County. I am not in any way related to these individuals, but I thought I would send the info on to you so you can place them on the website for future researchers. There are a total of 5 obituaries, 2 for Herbert Lowe, then one each for Ellen Lowe, Lewis Lowe and Charles Lowe. Thank you. )
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