Lewis Marion White, 1843-1917

SUPPLEE, WINEMILLER, KENNARD, HOLLINGSWORTH, BURNETT, LETSON, BEATTY, ORME, GORDON, WHITE

Posted By: Connie White <cwhite12302@comcast.net>
Date: 11/6/2009 at 14:45:48

Adams County Free Press, Corning, Iowa
February 7, 1917

Lewis Marion White was born near Zanesville, Ohio, January 25, 1843, and died at his home near Altamont, Kansas, January 28, 1917, aged 74 years and 3 days. He was the son of Dennis and Margaret Supplee White;.

At the age of 16 years he came to Iowa with his father and family and settled near Nodaway, Iowa, his mother havng died when he was two and his father having married again. When 18 years old he enlisted at Quincy, Iowa, in Company H, 4th Iowa Infantry, serving three years in the Civil War.

At the close of the war he returned to Iowa, where he was married to Lydia A. Winemiller on January 20, 1867, who survives him. To this union eight children were born, one son, Charles Jacob, dying in infancy. The surviving children are: Dennis Raleigh White of Altamont, Kansas, Mrs. Elitha M. Kennard of Bellingham, Washington, Mrs. Clarinda Maude Hollingsworth of Mexico, Missouri, William Austin White of Altamont, Kansas, Mrs. Emma Pearl Burnett of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Mrs. Mary Anna Letson of Bloomington, Illinois and George Lewis White of Altamont, Kansas, besides three sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Beatty of Nodaway, Iowa, Mrs. Maggie Orme of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Mrs. Florence Gordon of Big Sandy, Montana.

Mr. White joined the Christian Church at Nodaway, at an early day and led a consistent Christian life ever after.

Mr. and Mrs. White had celebrated their golden wedding annivesary at their home on the farm northeast of Altamont just one week prior to the death of Mr. White, at which time forty friends and neighbors were entertained by them. It was a happy event. The children, with the exception of the daughter in Washington, were present to enjoy the festivities of the golden wedding. The day after the anniversary Mr. White had another one of his attacks of asthma. A severe cold followed and settled on his lungs. This ran into pneumonia and the end came to this old veteran of the Civil War just eight days after the celebrating of the golden wedding anniversary.

While Mr. White had not been in good health for a number of years, little did any one suppose that the companionship of this good couple would cease in so brief a time following the memorable occasion of a week before. The deceased was a kind husband, loving father, good citizen and believed in doing as he wished to be done by.

Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Kearsey, of Parsons and the remains were laid in the Elston Cemetery.

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