BURKHART, Anna Belle SANDS 1877-1929

BURKHART, SANDS, CARPENTER, DUNCAN, BOOKER

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 11/27/2009 at 09:06:43

Fairfield Daily Ledger
Wednesday Nov. 6, 1929

MRS. BURKHART DIED YESTERDAY
At Her Home in Pembine, Wisc.; She Was a Former Jefferson County Resident

Mrs. William BURKHART of Pembine, Wis., passed away yesterday afternoon at 3 oclock according to a telegram received here by her aunt, Mrs. M.C. CARPENTER. Nothing is known as yet of the funeral arrangements.

Mrs. BURKHART was formerly Mrs. Belle SANDS and she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. SANDS. She was born Jan. 28, 1877 and was reared on the SANDS farm, 5 miles east of the city which is now the J. E. Prince farm. She is survived by a sister and two brothers: Mrs. Preston DUNCAN of Sheridan, Wyo., Robert SANDS of Los Angeles, Calif., and Hugh SANDS of Afton. She also leaves her husband and one daughter Ruth and three step-children, Harvey, Mary and Helen. A son and daughter have preceded her in death and are buried here.

Her brother Hugh was in Fairfield yesterday afternoon en route to Pembine and the message of her death reached him while on the train after leaving here.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

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Note: Third wife of William G. BURKHART, married March 5, 1908.

Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Plot: Old.P.088

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Friday, November 8, 1929
Front Page, Column 5

MRS. BURKHART RITES SUNDAY
Body Was Brought Here Yesterday From Her Home at Pembine, Wisc.

The body of Mrs. William BURKHART, former Jefferson county resident, who died Tuesday at Pembine, Wis., was brought here yesterday afternoon for burial. Hugh SANDS of Afton, a brother, and Ruth SANDS, a daughter, accompanied the remains here.

The last services will be held from the Hoskins funeral home Sunday afternoon at 2 oclock in charge of Dr. Gilbert Voorhies of the Presbyterian church. Interment will be in evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Friday, November 8, 1929
Page EIGHT, Column 1

JUST AMONG

... --Hugh SANDS, who accompanied the body of his sister, Mrs. William BURKHART, here from Pembine, Wis., left this morning for his home in Afton.

-- Mrs. Preston DUNCAN of Sheridan, Wyo., came this afternoon, being called here by the death of her sister, Mrs. William BURKHART. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, November 13, 1929
Page FIVE, Column 3

BROOKVILLE
Virginia Whitaker

... Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Whitaker attended the funeral of Mrs. William BURKHART which was held at Fairfield Sunday afternoon. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, November 13, 1929
Page EIGHT, Column 2

JUST AMONG

... --Miss Ruth BURKHART left Monday for her home at Pembine, Wis., after accompanying the remains of her mother, Mrs. William BURKHART, here for burial. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, November 19, 1929
Page EIGHT, Columns 4 and 5

JUST AMONG

... --Mrs. Preston C. DUNCAN, who was called here by the death of her sister, Mrs. William BURKHART, left this morning for a visit with her brother, Hugh SANDS, at Afton, and a visit at Lincoln before returning to her home at Sheridan, Wyo.

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.