KELLEY, Ralph Chester 1902-1969

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KELLEY, Ralph Chester 1902-1969

KELLEY, GOULD

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 1/9/2012 at 19:03:11

Possibly "Chester Ralph Kelley"
#1:
Source - unknown newspaper:
Ralph C. Kelley, the son of Arthur C. and Emma Louise (Gould) Kelley, was born November 5, 1902, at Otranto, Mitchell county, Iowa, and passed away June 6, 1969, at the age of 65 years, nine months and one day.
He came to Harris, Kansas, with his parents in March 1911, and lived most of his life there. He worked for Boeing in Wichita over 30 years, and after his retirement came back to Harris to make his home.
He was a member of the Harris United Methodist Church; the Harris Grange and Masonic Lodge in Wichita.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Eliza McVey, Lake Worth, Florida; Mrs. Edna Lankard, Garnett, and Mrs. Esther Thomas, Westphalia; four nieces, Mrs. Eula Ten Eyck, Sandy, Oregon; Mrs. Norma Highberger, Garnett; Mrs. Mary Louise Young, Wesphali, and Mrs. Dorothy Farwell, Kansas City, Missouri; six nephews; Charles McVey, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Roy McVey, Jr., Syasett, N.Y.; Paul Thomas, St. Louis, Missouri; Donald Thomas, Kansas City; Edwin Lankard and Keith Lankard, Garnett, 16 grand-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 9, at Farris Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Claude Scheuerman and the Rev. Denny Peterson of Williamsburg.
Mrs. O. D. Misenhelmer was organist, Soloist was Bill Craig , who sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "The Lord’s Prayer." Casket bearers were Paul Thomas, Donald Thomas, Edwin Lankard, Keith Lankard, Walter Young and Clarence Highberger. Burial was in the Garnett cemetery.
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#2:
Source - Ottawa Herald, June 6, 1969:
SUICIDE IN COURTYARD
Garnett - A 66-year-old man from the Harris vicinity was killed by a self inflicted shotgun blast in the chest at about 8:30 a.m. today in the Anderson County courtyard.
The man was identified as Ralph C. Kelly, by Police Chief Sam Geer who termed the death "definitely a suicide."
Geer and Forrest Millington of Kincaid saw the incident happen as he was sitting nearby in a pickup. Geer said Kelly leaned the shotgun against a tree, pulled the trigger and was killed from the resulting chest wound.
Some phases of the incident are still under investigation, Geer said. The man reportedly had two sisters living in the area, Mrs. Walter Lankard, Richmond, and Mrs. Esther Thomas, Westphalia.
The Ferris Funeral Home at Garnett, Kansas, will announce the date and time of the funeral services later.
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#3:
One Otranto letter contained an account of a most serious accident which happened at the home of A. C. Kelley west of Otranto on Monday of last week. It is stated that little Ralph, who will be six years old in November, was playing around the yard while they were unloading hay with the hay fork. Seeing the rope lying in coils around the yard he thought childlike that it would be fun to jump into the coil and then out. The man who was driving the (unreadable) did not see him and started the team up on a trot with the result that his little foot was caught in the rope and carried against the pulley with such force that the rope was an inch in diameter was broken entirely off. Of course the foot was terribly injured.
An attempt was made to save it, but symptoms of blood poisoning made their appearance and it was decided that his foot must be taken off and then it was not known that his life could be saved. On Thursday, Dr. O’Connor and Dr. Cobb amputated his foot and (unreadable) the blood poisoning. It is reported that he is now getting along nicely. But it is sad to think that the foot can never be restored and that he will have to go through life with one foot.
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#4:
Source Unknown Newspaper:
This forenoon, Dr. Blasdel, assisted by Dr. Munford, of Greeley, amputated part of a leg of the 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kelley of Harris. When he was about six years old, it became necessary to amputate part of the leg, but he never fully recovered and the second operation was necessary - this time at the knee. Mrs. Kelley brought him down from Harris.
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#5:
Source - Unknown Newspaper 23 November 1912:
Master Ralph Kelley, who underwent an operation several days ago, is getting along fine. He received an injury to one foot when he was about 4 years old, and the foot was amputated.
Gangrene set in, and another amputation was necessary. Still later a third was performed. Recently, the bone protruded through the skin, and a fourth operation was necessary. This time the stump was taken off at the knee and the doctors are now confident that he will recover, and no further trouble is apprehended. Ralph is only 12 years old.
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See photo of Ralph on Mitchell County Photographs section.

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Obituary: Possibly "Chester Ralph Kelley" #1: Source - unknown newspaper: Ralph C. Kelley, the son of Arthur C. and Emma Louise (Gould) Kelley, was born November 5, 1902, at Otranto, Mitchell county, Iowa, and passed away June 6, 1969, at the age of 65 years, nine months and one day. He came to Harris, Kansas, with his parents in March 1911, and lived most of his life there. He worked for Boeing in Wichita over 30 years, and after his retirement came back to Harris to make his home. He was a member of the Harris United Methodist Church; the Harris Grange and Masonic Lodge in Wichita. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Eliza McVey, Lake Worth, Florida; Mrs. Edna Lankard, Garnett, and Mrs. Esther Thomas, Westphalia; four nieces, Mrs. Eula Ten Eyck, Sandy, Oregon; Mrs. Norma Highberger, Garnett; Mrs. Mary Louise Young, Wesphali, and Mrs. Dorothy Farwell, Kansas City, Missouri; six nephews; Charles McVey, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Roy McVey, Jr., Syasett, N.Y.; Paul Thomas, St. Louis, Missouri; Donald Thomas, Kansas City; Edwin Lankard and Keith Lankard, Garnett, 16 grand-nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 9, at Farris Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Claude Scheuerman and the Rev. Denny Peterson of Williamsburg. Mrs. O. D. Misenhelmer was organist, Soloist was Bill Craig , who sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "The Lord’s Prayer." Casket bearers were Paul Thomas, Donald Thomas, Edwin Lankard, Keith Lankard, Walter Young and Clarence Highberger. Burial was in the Garnett cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #2: Source - Ottawa Herald, June 6, 1969: SUICIDE IN COURTYARD Garnett - A 66-year-old man from the Harris vicinity was killed by a self inflicted shotgun blast in the chest at about 8:30 a.m. today in the Anderson County courtyard. The man was identified as Ralph C. Kelly, by Police Chief Sam Geer who termed the death "definitely a suicide." Geer and Forrest Millington of Kincaid saw the incident happen as he was sitting nearby in a pickup. Geer said Kelly leaned the shotgun against a tree, pulled the trigger and was killed from the resulting chest wound. Some phases of the incident are still under investigation, Geer said. The man reportedly had two sisters living in the area, Mrs. Walter Lankard, Richmond, and Mrs. Esther Thomas, Westphalia. The Ferris Funeral Home at Garnett, Kansas, will announce the date and time of the funeral services later. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: One Otranto letter contained an account of a most serious accident which happened at the home of A. C. Kelley west of Otranto on Monday of last week. It is stated that little Ralph, who will be six years old in November, was playing around the yard while they were unloading hay with the hay fork. Seeing the rope lying in coils around the yard he thought childlike that it would be fun to jump into the coil and then out. The man who was driving the (unreadable) did not see him and started the team up on a trot with the result that his little foot was caught in the rope and carried against the pulley with such force that the rope was an inch in diameter was broken entirely off. Of course the foot was terribly injured. An attempt was made to save it, but symptoms of blood poisoning made their appearance and it was decided that his foot must be taken off and then it was not known that his life could be saved. On Thursday, Dr. O’Connor and Dr. Cobb amputated his foot and (unreadable) the blood poisoning. It is reported that he is now getting along nicely. But it is sad to think that the foot can never be restored and that he will have to go through life with one foot. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #4: Source Unknown Newspaper: This forenoon, Dr. Blasdel, assisted by Dr. Munford, of Greeley, amputated part of a leg of the 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kelley of Harris. When he was about six years old, it became necessary to amputate part of the leg, but he never fully recovered and the second operation was necessary - this time at the knee. Mrs. Kelley brought him down from Harris. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #5: Source - Unknown Newspaper 23 November 1912: Master Ralph Kelley, who underwent an operation several days ago, is getting along fine. He received an injury to one foot when he was about 4 years old, and the foot was amputated. Gangrene set in, and another amputation was necessary. Still later a third was performed. Recently, the bone protruded through the skin, and a fourth operation was necessary. This time the stump was taken off at the knee and the doctors are now confident that he will recover, and no further trouble is apprehended. Ralph is only 12 years old. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See photo of Ralph on Mitchell County Photographs section.
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