Harry L. Pope (1924)

POPE, ROGERS

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 2/14/2007 at 12:57:39

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
May 8, 1924

H. L. Pope

H. L. Pope, aged 16 years, 7 months and 26 days, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pope, living near Fort Scott, Kansas, died April 26th at the Fort Scott hospital. He had been ill a few days with brain trouble and it was planned to operate, but his condition became so critical that the operation was not performed. The young man was a student at junior high school.

He was born Aug. 20, 1907 at Greenfield, Iowa. The family had lived for many years in Winterset, Iowa and came to Fort Scott from Emporia, Kans., last June. His schoolmates were grieved to learn of his death.

Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister, Elpha Mary Rogers of Iowa; a sister, Eva Pearl at home; and a brother, Charles E. Pope at home. Short services were held in Fort Scott and the body was shipped to Winterset for burial, arriving here April 29th. Services were held April 30th at 10:30 a.m. at the Webster church, burial taking place in the Roberts cemetery, beside his mother and sister. Mr. Pope is well remembered by the folks near Webster, his former home.