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Obituary of Mrs. Isaac
(Eliza Boettner) Martin---The Atchison County Mail, August 19, 1938
Atchison county relatives were advised Tuesday of the death, that
day, at Wellington, Kans., of Mrs. Isaac Martin, a former long time
resident of the Grange Hall community of Atchison county. Her death
was sudden, as she had not been ill. She had reached the ripe age
of eighty-one years.
The remains were returned to Watson and the funeral service set for
Thursday afternoon at Grange Hall, the Rev. Loren S Goings
conducting the service. Interment was at Grange Hall, near the old
home of the Martin family.
Eliza Boettner was born
January 27th, 1857, at Linden, this county. She was married to Isaac
Martin in her early womanhood. He passed away June 5th, 1916.
Eight children were born to this union, all of whom survive. They
are H.L. Martin and Mrs. Minnie Hayes of Watson; Isaac Martin of
Pittsburg, Kans.; Mack and Halbert Martin, Mrs. Anna Hopkins, Mrs
Brady Taylor and Margaret Martin of Wellington, Kans.
Mrs.
Martin is survived also by 16 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren
and four brothers, Jacob, John and Will Boettner of this county and
Ed. Boettner of Nebraska.
The
deceased became a member of the Linden Christian church many years
ago.
The Martin home in Grange
Hall district was a center of the real old-fashioned hospitality
during the many years the family lived there. Everyone was welcome,
and guests were treated like royalty. During political campaigns
both Republicans and Democratic candidates made it a point to reach
the Martin home in time for supper when they had speaking dates at
Grange Hall--and , regardless of political affiliation, all were
treated with equal consideration and enjoyed suppers that could not
be surpassed. The same kindly treatment was accorded the casual
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