Mrs. Amanda McClure Thrasher widow of the late Captain L. A. Thrasher died at her home 515 South Washington Avenue, at 4:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the 88th year of her age. The funeral services will be held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and will be conducted by Rev. H. G. Mathia D.D.', of the First Presbyterian church.
Amanda McClure was born at New Carlisle, Ohio, May 11, 1838, the oldest child of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McClure. She received an excellent education, in music as well as along the usual literary lines, and when she became a young women engaged in the profession of teaching, holding a responsible position on the faculty of a Young Ladies Seminary. In 1869 she followed other members of the family to Kansas and for three years made her home with her brother, the late W.H. McClure, who had settled on a farm in Cariyle, neighborhood. During this time she taught music, not only having many private pupils on the organ (there were no pianos in the neighborhood then) but also teaching vocal music in the Carlyle public schools. It is common now for schools to employ a musical director, but it was not common then and the carlyle school with Prof. David Smith as the teacher the first common school in Allen County and quite possibly the first in Kansas to employ a music teacher.
In 1872 Miss McClure became the wife of the late Captain L.A. Thrasher and with him located in the town of Florence of which Captain Trasher was one of the founders. After practicing his profession as civil engineer for several years Captain Thrasher entered the service of the Government as an Internal Revenue Agent in which service he attained a conspicious and honorable position and in which he was still engaged at the time of his death. November 15, 1903. While Captain and Mrs. Thrasher always regarded Iola as their home the exigencies of the public service required them much of the time to reside temporarily elsewhere and at different times the family lived at Lawrence, in San Francisco, in the city of Washington and in various other places.
Two children were born to Captain and Mrs. Thrasher. Luther and Sarah. The former died in San Francisco by his own hand, taking his life in a fit of despondency August 27, 1901. and the latter after an unfortunate marriage which was terminated by divorce passed away after a long illness September 29, 1915.
Left wholly alone by the death of her husband and her two children Mrs. Thrasher continued to make her home in Iola wit Miss Rose Dodd as her housekeeper and companion, and visited frequently by relatives and old time friends, and facing with great courage what was in spite of all that friends could do, a very sad and lonely old age.
Amanda McClure was born at New Carlisle, Ohio, May 11, 1838, the oldest child of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McClure. She received an excellent education, in music as well as along the usual literary lines, and when she became a young women engaged in the profession of teaching, holding a responsible position on the faculty of a Young Ladies Seminary. In 1869 she followed other members of the family to Kansas and for three years made her home with her brother, the late W.H. McClure, who had settled on a farm in Cariyle, neighborhood. During this time she taught music, not only having many private pupils on the organ (there were no pianos in the neighborhood then) but also teaching vocal music in the Carlyle public schools. It is common now for schools to employ a musical director, but it was not common then and the carlyle school with Prof. David Smith as the teacher the first common school in Allen County and quite possibly the first in Kansas to employ a music teacher.
In 1872 Miss McClure became the wife of the late Captain L.A. Thrasher and with him located in the town of Florence of which Captain Trasher was one of the founders. After practicing his profession as civil engineer for several years Captain Thrasher entered the service of the Government as an Internal Revenue Agent in which service he attained a conspicious and honorable position and in which he was still engaged at the time of his death. November 15, 1903. While Captain and Mrs. Thrasher always regarded Iola as their home the exigencies of the public service required them much of the time to reside temporarily elsewhere and at different times the family lived at Lawrence, in San Francisco, in the city of Washington and in various other places.
Two children were born to Captain and Mrs. Thrasher. Luther and Sarah. The former died in San Francisco by his own hand, taking his life in a fit of despondency August 27, 1901. and the latter after an unfortunate marriage which was terminated by divorce passed away after a long illness September 29, 1915.
Left wholly alone by the death of her husband and her two children Mrs. Thrasher continued to make her home in Iola wit Miss Rose Dodd as her housekeeper and companion, and visited frequently by relatives and old time friends, and facing with great courage what was in spite of all that friends could do, a very sad and lonely old age.
Mrs. Amanda McClure Thrasher widow of the late Captain L. A. Thrasher died at her home 515 South Washington Avenue, at 4:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the 88th year of her age. The funeral services will be held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and will be conducted by Rev. H. G. Mathia D.D.', of the First Presbyterian church.
Amanda McClure was born at New Carlisle, Ohio, May 11, 1838, the oldest child of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McClure. She received an excellent education, in music as well as along the usual literary lines, and when she became a young women engaged in the profession of teaching, holding a responsible position on the faculty of a Young Ladies Seminary. In 1869 she followed other members of the family to Kansas and for three years made her home with her brother, the late W.H. McClure, who had settled on a farm in Cariyle, neighborhood. During this time she taught music, not only having many private pupils on the organ (there were no pianos in the neighborhood then) but also teaching vocal music in the Carlyle public schools. It is common now for schools to employ a musical director, but it was not common then and the carlyle school with Prof. David Smith as the teacher the first common school in Allen County and quite possibly the first in Kansas to employ a music teacher.
In 1872 Miss McClure became the wife of the late Captain L.A. Thrasher and with him located in the town of Florence of which Captain Trasher was one of the founders. After practicing his profession as civil engineer for several years Captain Thrasher entered the service of the Government as an Internal Revenue Agent in which service he attained a conspicious and honorable position and in which he was still engaged at the time of his death. November 15, 1903. While Captain and Mrs. Thrasher always regarded Iola as their home the exigencies of the public service required them much of the time to reside temporarily elsewhere and at different times the family lived at Lawrence, in San Francisco, in the city of Washington and in various other places.
Two children were born to Captain and Mrs. Thrasher. Luther and Sarah. The former died in San Francisco by his own hand, taking his life in a fit of despondency August 27, 1901. and the latter after an unfortunate marriage which was terminated by divorce passed away after a long illness September 29, 1915.
Left wholly alone by the death of her husband and her two children Mrs. Thrasher continued to make her home in Iola wit Miss Rose Dodd as her housekeeper and companion, and visited frequently by relatives and old time friends, and facing with great courage what was in spite of all that friends could do, a very sad and lonely old age.
Amanda McClure was born at New Carlisle, Ohio, May 11, 1838, the oldest child of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McClure. She received an excellent education, in music as well as along the usual literary lines, and when she became a young women engaged in the profession of teaching, holding a responsible position on the faculty of a Young Ladies Seminary. In 1869 she followed other members of the family to Kansas and for three years made her home with her brother, the late W.H. McClure, who had settled on a farm in Cariyle, neighborhood. During this time she taught music, not only having many private pupils on the organ (there were no pianos in the neighborhood then) but also teaching vocal music in the Carlyle public schools. It is common now for schools to employ a musical director, but it was not common then and the carlyle school with Prof. David Smith as the teacher the first common school in Allen County and quite possibly the first in Kansas to employ a music teacher.
In 1872 Miss McClure became the wife of the late Captain L.A. Thrasher and with him located in the town of Florence of which Captain Trasher was one of the founders. After practicing his profession as civil engineer for several years Captain Thrasher entered the service of the Government as an Internal Revenue Agent in which service he attained a conspicious and honorable position and in which he was still engaged at the time of his death. November 15, 1903. While Captain and Mrs. Thrasher always regarded Iola as their home the exigencies of the public service required them much of the time to reside temporarily elsewhere and at different times the family lived at Lawrence, in San Francisco, in the city of Washington and in various other places.
Two children were born to Captain and Mrs. Thrasher. Luther and Sarah. The former died in San Francisco by his own hand, taking his life in a fit of despondency August 27, 1901. and the latter after an unfortunate marriage which was terminated by divorce passed away after a long illness September 29, 1915.
Left wholly alone by the death of her husband and her two children Mrs. Thrasher continued to make her home in Iola wit Miss Rose Dodd as her housekeeper and companion, and visited frequently by relatives and old time friends, and facing with great courage what was in spite of all that friends could do, a very sad and lonely old age.
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