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This was copied from page 44 of the private published book titled, "My Burnap Family" by Zola Burnap Irwin. Published in 1980.
William and Mary Burnap were in both Wallowa and Union County. The family moved to Touchet in Walla Walla County in 1892. Eugene and Asel returned to Joseph in 1887.
Ocie Vaun Frakes was born in Lamar, Mo., April 11, 1885 and died in Walla Walla, Wn. September 21, 1912. She was married to James H. Frakes April 26, 1904. She leaves to mourn in deepest sorrow a faithful and devoted husband, two small children, a widowed mother, four brothers and a sister.
Last May she suffered a slight stoke of apoplexy, resulting in cerebral hemorrhage from which she never fully recovered, and the enfeebled condition of her reduced physical system by her long illness was unable to withstand a second attack, and loving friends and best medical aid were alike unsuccessful to repulse the fatal ending. Interment was in the Touchet Cemetary, services by Elder J.T. Barnes, assisted by Undertaker Hennessey of Walla Walla. The honorary pallbearers were Mrs. Lizzie White and Mrs F.M. Lowden of Walla Walla, Mrs. A. Cornell of Lowden, Mrs. Nellie Cummins, Mrs L.D. Payne, and Mrs. Lizzie Layman of Touchet. Mrs frakes was the youngest of her father's family; the beloved parent preceded her in death only a few months previous. she came to Touchet in early childhood and was reared among the youthful schoolmates who attended the last sad rites....
Card of thanks
James H. Frakes
Mrs. M.M. Burnap
Mrs. R. M. Cole (Maud Ruthanar Wife of Robert Lindford Cole)
Marius M. Burnap
A.V. Burnap
W.E. Burnap
A.H. Burnap
Obituary owned by William Merle Frakes was taken from the Touchet Pioneer (date unknown)
Mona Pomraning
Researching Wiley P. Cole and Descendents
William David Burnap was born in Bedford township, Meigs County, Ohio, May 10, 1842, and died at his home near LaGrande, Oregon, December 22, 1911. He was married to Mary Melvina Hoit, of West Point, Illinois, March 3, 1867, by the late Rev. William B. Finlay, of St. Albens township, Hancock County. The following children and his aged companion survie him; Rrs. Ruthanar Maud Cole of flora, Or., Marius Melvin Burnap, La Grande, Or, Albert Vinton Burnap, Walla Walla, WA, W. Eugene Burnap, Asel Hoyt Burnap of Touchet, WA, and Mrs. Ocie Vaun Frakes of Starbuck, WA.
Mr. Burnap was a Civil War veteran, enlisting at Warsaw, Illinois, September 2, 1861, in the Black Hawk Independent Calvalry, afterwward known as the 7th Mo. Cav., and served as fourth and third sargent in Cos. E. and M.. He reinlisted January 1, 1864, and received his final discharge papers by reason of expiration of term of service at Little Rock, Arkansas in 1865.
He and his family left Hancock county in September of 1872, and resided in western Kansas for several years, enduring with other friends and comrades from St. Albens, the famishing grasshopper siege of 73 and 74 and in 1885 went overland to eastern Oregon, and afterwards moving to Walla Walla county, WA. In 1910 he returned to Oregon, LaGrande, Union County.
On Thursday, December 21st, 1911, Mr. and Mrs. Burnap drove to LaGrande a distance of about eight miles and on returning home the same evening, he complained of a pain in his chest. Hot applications and other remedies failing to give the desired relief a mustard draft was applied and about 3 o'clock in the morning he fell into an easy, restful sleep. On awakening about six o'clock he said he felt much better and after eating a light breakfast he arose and walked abut the room and out on to the porch and gave some directions about the care of the stock. after sitting awhile in his rocking chair he again laid down while conversing with a neighbor who had called about 10:30 o'clock, he suddenly ceased speaking and expired.
Coped from page 43, My Burnap Family, by Zola Burnap Irwin, ind. published 1980
William David Burnap, (father of Maud R.Burnap, son-in-laws father of Wiley P. Cole)
Mona Pomraning
Researching Wiley P. Cole descendents and family