The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 13 August 1903, page 7

Levi Fowler Stricken

Levi Fowler of the Fowler settlement was taken with a stroke of paralysis Monday shortly after dinner. He was apparently well at morning, the stroke coming upon him suddenly. Mr. Fowler was an old man, being nearly 70 years old. He was unable to speak or walk, although he didn't appear to suffer any. Tuesday morning he was much better and was able to talk and take a little breakfast and converse with the family. It is thought that he will recover.

The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 20 August 1903, page 7

Levi Fowler, who was thought to be recovering, grew worse Monday night. His family is alarmed over his condition.

The Emporia Gazette, 15 June 1908, Monday

LEVI V. FOWLER DEAD

Levo (sic) V. Fowler, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler, whose names are prominent in the pioneer history of Lyon county, died at 11 o'clock last night, the result of a stroke of paralysis which he sustained in 1901. Since that time he partially recovered his health, but a greater part of the time he was a cripple. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Fowler was feeling well, and was out in the yard watching the flood, and visiting with hundreds of friends and neighbors, who watched the water from the Cottonwood creep up. His death was unexpected and was a great shock to his family.

Levi Fowler was born in Morgan County, Ind., in January 1837, where he grew to manhood. In November, 1855, he came with his parents to Kansas, and settled in Lyon county. It was Breckenridge County then and Kansas territory. He returned to Indiana four years later to bring his bride to Kansas. She was Miss Sarah McDaniels, and he leaves her and six children, all of whom are grown. Besides there are eleven brothers and sisters. Levi Fowler was one of sixteen brothers and sisters, all having grown to manhood and womanhood. In recent years three have died, the last being Mrs. Malinda Brown who died a month ago.

Levi Fowler with two of his brothers, Eli and Dorris, joined the Eleventh Kansas under Captain P.B. Plumb. They served their country three years, then returned to Kansas. Several years later Mr. and Mrs. Levi Fowler removed to their native state of Indiana, but after tasting the Kansas life, they found that Indiana had lost much of its charm. For years they have lived across the road from the Fowler school house, where Mr. Fowler died. The children are Ben Fowler, of Emporia; Lan and Vos Fowler who lived in the country; Mrs. A. M. Davis, of Hartford, and Mrs. Geore Wilhite and Mrs. Oran C. Rickard of Emporia. The brothers and sisters are Mrs. Sallie McCoin of Emporia; Elvis and William Fowler of Morgan county, Ind.; Dorris Fowler, Eli Fowler and Mrs. Nancy Cheshire, Emporia; Ironton Fowler, Nevada, MO; Ruffin Fowler, Emporia; Alson Fowler, Independence, Kan., Mrs. Letha Stack, Emporia and August Fowler, Independence, Kan.

The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in Fowler Chapel, the friends leaving the house at 2:30. The Rev. Charles Mellors, of the Protestant Methodist church, of which Mr. Fowler was a member, will conduct the services, and the Grand Army service for the dead will also be used. The pall-bearers will be four from Mr. Fowler's company in the civil war--Company C. They will be Captain L.T. Heritage; James Newlin, John Logan and B.F. Parker. Two of the pall-bearers will be from the church--W.J. Marshall and J.W. Stanley. The interment will be in the Hunt cemetery.