Mrs. Delilah Dillon Crawford, 69, died at her home, 328 Swygart avenue, this morning. She was born April 29, 1868, in Hardin county, Iowa, and had lived in Topeka since 1878.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas, two daughters, Mrs. Lela [Lelah] Crawford, Lancaster, Calif.; Mrs. Yonda Salters, Los Angeles, Calif.; one son, Ernest, of Topeka; four brothers, Archie Dillon, of Topeka; Asa and Walter, of Wichita, and Grant, of Hardy, Neb.; one sister, Mrs. Annie Grissis, of Kirwin, Kan., and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Conwell funeral home until funeral arrangements have been made.
—Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), May 21, 1937, p 8A, c 6.
Funeral Notice:
Funeral services for Mrs. Delilah Crawford, who died Friday at her home, will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in the Fairlawn cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Conwell mortuary until the funeral hour.
—Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), May 22, 1937, p 8A, c 8.
Marriages:
Delilah Dillon and W. H. Florey were issued a certificate of marriage on November 26, 1885 in Rooks County, Kansas.
Delilah Florey and T. P. Crawford were issued a certificate of marriage on October 27, 1902 in Shawnee County, Kansas.
Mrs. Delilah Dillon Crawford, 69, died at her home, 328 Swygart avenue, this morning. She was born April 29, 1868, in Hardin county, Iowa, and had lived in Topeka since 1878.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas, two daughters, Mrs. Lela [Lelah] Crawford, Lancaster, Calif.; Mrs. Yonda Salters, Los Angeles, Calif.; one son, Ernest, of Topeka; four brothers, Archie Dillon, of Topeka; Asa and Walter, of Wichita, and Grant, of Hardy, Neb.; one sister, Mrs. Annie Grissis, of Kirwin, Kan., and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Conwell funeral home until funeral arrangements have been made.
—Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), May 21, 1937, p 8A, c 6.
Funeral Notice:
Funeral services for Mrs. Delilah Crawford, who died Friday at her home, will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in the Fairlawn cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Conwell mortuary until the funeral hour.
—Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), May 22, 1937, p 8A, c 8.
Marriages:
Delilah Dillon and W. H. Florey were issued a certificate of marriage on November 26, 1885 in Rooks County, Kansas.
Delilah Florey and T. P. Crawford were issued a certificate of marriage on October 27, 1902 in Shawnee County, Kansas.
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