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On Wednesday of this week, at the home of her nephew, Martin Meeker, Mrs. George Grandstaff died at the age of about fifty years. Mrs. Grandstaff has been a sufferer for a long time with cancer and for the past several weeks has been in this city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Turner. Mrs. Turner is her sister. The funeral will occur this afternoon and interment made in Highland Cemetery in this city. She is survived by her husband and one married daughter.
Alice Meeker was born in Adair County, Mo., on October 8, 1875. At the age of sixteen she joined the Christian church and has since endeavored to walk in the steps of the Master she loved. She was married to William Peterson, November of 1892. To this union was born one daughter, Buleah. She was remarried to Geo. Grandstaff on February 7, 1898; she departed this life on November 8, 1916; age 41 years 1 month.
She leaves her husband, and daughter, Mrs. L. E. Grandstaff, of Skedee; four sisters: Mrs. H. T. Bailey of Henryetta; Mrs. Joe Turner and Mrs. A. L. Moore of Pawnee and Cleveland; five brothers: Thomas, John W., Jas. A. and Leroy, who live in northern Missouri and Charles C. of Pawnee.
Funeral services were conducted from the Christian church at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, by A. J. Bradshaw of Columbus, Kansas.
Mrs. George Grandstaff passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Meeker, yesterday morning Nov. 8 at five o'clock after a lingering illness caused by cancer of the stomach. She had undergone an operation in the summer and for a short time it seemed as if she would be well again but an all wise providence willed it otherwise and called her home.
Alice Meeker was born in Adair county, Missouri, October 5, 1875 and was forty-one years and months old at the time of her death. She was married at the age of seventeen to Wm Peterson and to them was born, one daughter, Mrs. Leslie Grandstaff who resides in Skedee. When the daughter was one year old her father died and three years after, Mrs. Peterson married Mr. George Grandstaff, who is left to mourn her loss. She leaves three sisters, Mrs. Hugh Bailey, of Henryetta, Mrs. Joe Turner and Mrs. Al Moore of Pawnee, and four brothers, James, LeRoy and Thos. Meeker of Mo., and Mr. C.C. Meeker of Pawnee.
The funeral was held today at the Christian Church of which she had been a member since the age of sixteen years. Rev. A. J. Bradshaw was called from Columbus, Kansas to conduct the funeral services. Beautiful floral tributes were sent by many friends and lodges. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of their friends.
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