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Note: The Howard Courant, Howard, Elk County, Kansas, Thursday, January 9, 1941 Mrs. Vern Friend was taken to Eureka hospital a week ago Tuesday with a ruptured appendix and was operated on Tuesday night. The next day she gave birth to a five pound boy, who is spending his time in an incubator, seemingly doing very well. Mrs. Friend's condition has been very serious from the first, but she is doing as well as could be expected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OBITUARY FLORENCE LOUISE FRIEND died Thursday, November 29, 1979 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louise Havens, in Winfield, KS. She was 68 years of age. She was born on October 12, 1911 in the Howard Township of Elk County, KS to Homer J. and Rozella Poole Armstrong. Florence attended school at Pleasant Hill 149 north of Howard, and attended Sunday School at the New Salem Baptist Church. On August 4, 1932 she was united in marriage to Jesse Vern Friend in Eureka, KS and to this union was born three sons and two daughters. Florence lived her entire life in Elk County, making a home for her family on farms in the Howard area. In 1977 Florence and Vern moved into Howard where they retired. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Jolly Neighbors Quilting Club. She faithfully attended these activities as long as her health permitted. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Howard, and one sister, Mildred. She is survived by her husband, Vern; three sons, Melvin of Elk Falls, KS, Harold of Howard, and Arthur of Kansas City, MO; two daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Barber of Wichita, and Mrs. Louise Havens of Winfield; one brother, Ralph Armstrong of Derby, Kansas; one sister, Mrs. Gladys Woods of Howard, 12 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 1979 in the Zimmerman Funeral Home with Rev. Don Harper of the First Baptist Church of Howard officiating. The music was provided by Louise Morgan who sang, "Beyond the Sunset" and "Ivory Palaces" with Mrs. Robin Smith as the organist. The casket bearers were Bill Marion, Elias Morgan, Ruel Penhorwood, Vance Shipman, Roland Vick, and Cleland Wells. Interment was held in the Grace Lawn Cemetery at Howard.
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