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Note: Wiley Friend was a farmer all his life. He came to Kansas in a covered wagon with his parents. They first settled at Lebo, Kansas. In 1896 they moved to a farm west of Severy, Kansas in the Twin Grove School District. In the early 1900's his parents, brothers and sisters all moved to a farm north of Centralia, Oklahoma. Wiley remained in Greenwood County, Kansas and lived on a farm near Severy until 1912, when he moved his family to a farm about five miles north of Howard, Kansas in Elk County. His daughter, Della, remembers he told her that when they came to Kansas in a covered wagon, the older children would walk beside the wagon, and in places it was so rough they would have to hold the stove lids down to keep them from shaking off the stove. Wiley played the guitar and harmonica. 1910 Census Paw Paw Township, Elk County, Kansas enumerated April 20-21-22, 1910 Dwelling #53, Family #53 FRIEND, Wiley M., head, w/m, 30, MO OH IL, general farmer ______, Gertie, wife, w/f, 21, NE England WI, married 4 years, mother of 1, 1 living ______, Ethel, daughter, w/f, 14 months, KS MO NE World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Wiley Micheal Friend City: Howard County: Elk State: Kansas Birth Date: 23 Sep 1877 Race: White Roll: 1643514 DraftBoard: 0 Age: 40 Occupation: farmer/self employed Nearest Relative: Girtie Friend Height/Build: tall/medium Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown Signature: Wiley Michael Friend Date: September 12, 1918 1920 Census Paw Paw Township, Elk County, Kansas enumerated January 15, 1920 Dwelling #82, Family #84 FRIEND, Wiley M., head, m/w, 42, MO OH IL, farmer _______, Gertie, wife, f/w, 31, NE England WI _______, Ethel, daughter, f/w, 10, KS MO NE _______, Violet, daughter, f/w, 8, KS MO NE _______, Vern, son, m/w, 7, KS MO NE _______, Della, daughter, f/w, 4, KS MO NE 1930 Census Paw Paw Township, Elk County, Kansas enumerated April 2, 1930 Dwelling #12, Family #13 FRIEND, Wiley, head, m/w, 51, MO OH IL, farmer-general farmer, married at age 28 _______, Gertie, wife, f/w, 41, NE England WI, married at age 17 _______, Ethel, daughter, f/w, 20, KS MO NE, single _______, Violet, daughter, f/w, 19, KS MO NE, single _______, Vern, son, m/w, 17, KS MO NE, single _______, Della, daughter, f/w, 14, KS MO NE, single The Howard Courant-Citizen, Howard, Elk County, Kansas, May 21, 1953 Wiley Friend's brother and sister visited him last Friday and Saturday. They were Addie Friend and Charley Friend and niece and family, all of Centralia, Oklahoma. Vern Friend and family and Violet Hebb and family also called on him. OBITUARY -- FRIEND Wiley Michael Friend, son of Thomas Benton and Elizabeth J. Friend, was born September 23, 1877, in Henry County, near Clinton, Missouri and departed this life August 26, 1963, at the age of 85 years, 11 months and 3 days. He had been ill for several years and seriously ill since last December. Since June 11 he had been in the state hospital suffering from the lung disease, emphysema and on August 23 had an acute heart attack and pneumonia developed. He was the fourth child of a family of six boys and three girls, whom are all living. His parents preceded him in death. When a young man he came to Lebo, Kansas with his parents in a covered wagon. In 1896 they moved to a farm near Severy, Kansas. On December 25, 1906, he was married to Gertie Richardson and lived on a farm near Severy until moving to his farm north of Howard in 1912. To this union were born five children, three daughters and two sons. Mrs. Ethel Criger, Mrs. Violet Hebb, Mrs. Della Cox, and Vern Friend, all of Howard, and Forrest Friend, who preceded him in death in 1928. His main interest was his children and he was always willing to help his neighbors when needed. He leaves to mourn his passing his three daughters and one son; one daughter-in-law, Florence; two sons-in-law, clad Criger and Millard Cox. One son-in-law, Martin Hebb, preceded him in death. He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; five brothers and three sisters, George, Charley, Roy, Chester, Addie Friend and Flossie Allensworth of Centralia, Oklahoma; Will of Vinita, Oklahoma, and Ella Traw of Buckner, Missouri; many nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by all of his loved ones, neighbors and friends. Funeral services were held in the Spurrier-Watt Funeral Home, Howard, Kansas, August 29, 1963, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Dean Brown of the First Baptist church officiating. Music was presented by a quartet composed of Fred Finley, Jess Barger, Charles Miller and Paul Moore, accompanied by Mrs. Elwood Miller. Casket bearers were, Walter Baughman, Estil DeWitt, Albert Criger, Glenn O. Miller, Roy Miller and Carl Hubbell. Interment was in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Howard, Kansas.
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