Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Cora Luella (Magner) Van Cleave - Obituary

The Parsons Sun Newspaper - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Monday, October 1, 1956 - Page 2

Mrs. Cora L. Van Cleave

       Special to The Sun

GALESBURG - Mrs. Cora Luella Van Cleave of Galesburg died at 10:30 a.m. today at Mercy Hospital in Parsons.  She was 82 years old.

Mrs. Van Cleave had been in poor health for the past four years.  She entered the hospital 11 days ago following a heart attack.

She was born in Orleans, Ind., December 31, 1874.  At an early age, she moved to Vilas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lanville Magner.

The family moved to Galesburg after living briefly at Vilas.  Mrs. Van Cleave spent the remainder of her life here.

She was married December 30, 1896 to Albert Max Van Cleave who died in 1942.

She leaves three sons; Noble, Kenneth and Lloyd Van Cleave, all of Galesburg; two sisters Mrs. Leila Dunham, Stark and Mrs. Minnie Rambo, Galesburg: seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Galesburg Methodist Church of which she is a member.  The Rev. Paul E. Holder will officiate.

The body is at Pierce Funeral Home in Erie and will be taken to the family home at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.  

Note: A very special thank you to Cheryl Brooks White for obtaining this obituary!