BARTLEY, Princeton Edward: 1911-1936

BARTLEY, NELSON, HOFFMAN, PHILLIPS, YOUNG, IPSON, MILLARD

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 11/30/2013 at 23:15:50

LAST RITES FOR PRINCE BARTLEY
**Handwritten: 1936

The Guymon Methodist Church was filled yesterday with sorrowing friends from Rolla, Liberal, Goodwell, Pleasant Plains and Guymon, who came to bid farewell to Prince Bartley who had been stricken in early manhood.

The pastor and long-time friend of the family, R.L. Wells, read the biographical sketch of the deceased and invited attention to the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes. In his prayer, he remembered the sorrowing young wife, the father, grandparents and implored the consolation of the Holy Spirit upon all who know the pang of sorrow.

Rev. Paul White brought the message from the twenty-third psalm, pointing out that David discovered God as a Shepherd whom he could trust, only after an experience of sorrow.

A large number of beautiful floral pieces gave mute testimony of the love and esteem of neighbors and friends. A procession one mile in length followed the body to its resting place beside the mother who had proceeded him by only six months.
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PRINCETON EDWARD BARTLEY

Princeton Edward, son of Kyle and Letha Nelson Bartley was born in Lamar, Colo., on March 8, 1911. With his parents, he lived in the Rolla, Pleasant Plain and Goodwell communities. About 6 years ago, he became a resident of Guymon where he has been employed in the trucking and car repair work, being recently employed by the Cottrell Motor Co., of Liberal, Kansas.

Six months ago, Prince, as he was commonly called, was bereft of his mother. This sorrow touched his heart very deeply and revealed many latent virtues of his life. He was christened in the Methodist church in childhood and during some recent weeks some of his early teaching seemed to assume significance. He won the hand of Miss Faye Hoffman to whom he was married only a few weeks before death. His untimely death occured at a Liberal hospital from a brain tumor on June 30, 1936.

Those who will cherish his memory include: the sorrowing wife; father, Kyle Bartley, of Liberal; brother, Bernice Bartley; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Nelson of Goodwell, and H. Princeton Bartley of Rolla, Kansas; aunts, Betty Nelson of Goodwell, Mrs. Joe Phillips of Amarillo, Mrs. W.L. Young of Elkhart, Mrs. Earl Ipson of Rolla; an uncle George Nelson; nieces; nephews, parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Millard and a large circle of friends.

Funeral services were held on July 2 at the Guymon Methodist church with the Rev. R.L. Wells, the pastor and Rev. Paul White of the Four Square church officiating.

Appropriate hymns were sung by Richard Shields, G.E. Moore, C.J. Westin, E.C. Hughes, and Clifford Jackson accompanied by Mrs. John Claycomb and Mrs. Orville Nash.

The following friends of the deceased, from Liberal, bore the body to its final resting place in the Guymon cemertery(sp), Arthur Arnett, Ira Hanner, Orrin Kidd, Benton Walker, Art Young and Jack Everly.

The Moore Mortuary was in charge in arrangements.

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book C, Page 354, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA