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Chase County Obituaries
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Hildebrand, Clara B CLARA B. HILDEBRAND
RITES FOR MRS. HILDEBRAND
Special to The Gazette:
Cottonwood Falls—Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Brandley Hildebrand, 80, pioneer of Chase county, who died at the home of her son, Col. Harry B. Hildebrand in Abilene, Tex., Tuesday, June 5, were held at the Brown Funeral home, Cottonwood Falls, Thursday morning, June 7, at 10 o’clock, with the Rev. Retha L. Sadler, pastor of the Methodist church at Strong City, in charge. Burial was in Prairie Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Lee Drummond sang accompanied by Mrs. Hugh Campbell.
The pallbearers were Clint Baldwin, Lee Drummond, S.R. Stauffer, R.Z. Blackburn, Fred Howard and C.A. Blackburn.
Clara Brandley Hildebrand, a daughter of Captain and Mrs. Henry Brandley, was born January 27, 1871 at Matfield Green. She was the oldest of eight children, who lived in a log cabin ranch house 3-1/2 miles from Matfield Green. She was married to E.A. Hildebrand May 1, 1892. They were the parents of three sons. In 1894 the family moved to Oklahoma, where Mr. Hildebrand had staked a claim near Ponca City. Mrs. Hildebrand returned to Cottonwood Falls in 1939 where she was active in civic affairs. She was a member of the Kansas State Authors club. Many of her stories and poems were published.
As historian of the Chase County Historical society, she spent several years working on the first two volumes of the Chase County History. She was a member of the Cottonwood Falls Benevolent society, and a charter member of the Claude Newlee Post No. 78 of the American Legion. She also was one of the promoters of the Burnley Memorial library of Cottonwood Falls, with its collection of more than 5,000 volumes.
She is survived by three sons, E.B. Hildebrand, of Vinita, Okla; Col. Harry B. Hildebrand, of Abilene, Tex., and Richard Hildebrand of Bartlesville, Okla.; one brother, Bob Brandley, of Cassoday; one sister, Mrs. Pearl Harsh, of Wichita; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Emporia Gazette, Emporia, Kansas, June 9, 1951
Mrs. Hildebrand Dies in Texas
Funeral Services Thursday at Brown Funeral Home. Interment at Prairie Grove.
Mrs. Clara B. Hildebrand, 80, former Chase County resident, passed away at the home of her son, Col. Harry Hildebrand, in Abilene, Tex., Tuesday, June 5. Funeral services will be conducted at the Brown Funeral Home in Cottonwood Falls, Thursday morning, June 7, at 10 o’clock, with Rev. Retha Sadler, pastor of the Strong City Methodist Church, in charge. Mrs. Lee Drummond and Mrs. H.K. Campbell will furnish the music. The pall bearers are Clint Baldwin, Lee Drummond, S. R. Stauffer, R.Z. Blackburn, Fred Howard and C.A. Blackburn. Interment will be in Prairie Grove cemetery.
Clara B. Hildebrand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brandley, was born January 27, 1871, at Matfield Green, Kans., and died June 5, 1951.
Clara was the oldest of eight children who lived in a log cabin ranch house three and one-half miles from Matfield Green. In 1892 she married E.A. Hildebrand. They were the parents of three sons, E.B., Harry B. and Richard. In 1894 the family moved to Oklahoma where Mr. Hildebrand had staked a claim near Ponca City. Mrs. Hildebrand returned to Cottonwood Falls in 1939 and spent many years working on the two volumes of the Chase County History.
In 1949 she moved to Abilene, Tex., making her home with her son, Harry. She was a charter member of the Claude Newlee Post.
Mrs. Hildebrand is survived by one brother, Bob Brandley, Cassoday; one sister, Mrs. Pearl Harsh, Wichita; three sons, E.B. of Vinita, Okla., Harry B. of Abilene, Tex., and Richard of Bartlesville, Okla.; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Chase County News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jun 06 1951
FUNERAL RITES FOR CLARA HILDEBRAND
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara B. Hildebrand who died at the home of her son, Col. Harry B. Hildebrand, Ret. at Abilene, Texas, Tuesday, June 5th, were held in the Brown Funeral Home in Cottonwood Falls, Thursday morning, June 7th, 1951 at 10 o’clock. The Rev. Retha L. Sadler of the Strong City Methodist church officiated. Mrs. Lee Drummond sang accompanied by Mrs. H.K. Campbell. The pall bearers were Clint Baldwin, A.S. Howard, S.R. Stauffer, R.Z. Blackburn, Fred Howard and C.A. Blackburn. Interment was made in Prairie Grove cemetery.
Clara B. Hildebrand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brandley was born January 27, 1871, Matfield Green, Kansas and died June 5th, 1951, at the home of her son, Harry, Abilene, Texas.
Clara was the oldest of eight children who lived in a log cabin ranchhouse three and a half miles from Matfield. In 1892 she married E.A. Hildebrand. They were the parents of three sons, E.B., Harry B. and Richard.
In 1894 the family moved to Oklahoma where Mr. Hildebrand had staked a claim near Ponca City. Mrs. Hildebrand returned to Cottonwood Falls in 1939 and spent many years working on the two volumes of the Chase County History. In 1949 she moved to Abilene, Texas making her home with her son, Harry.
She was a charter member of the Claude Newlee Post 78.
Mrs. Hildebrand is survived by one brother Bob Brandley, Cassoday, Kansas, one sister Mrs. Pearl Harsh, Wichita, Kansas; three sons, E.B. of Vinita, Okla., Harry B. of Abilene, Texas, and Richard of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Relatives in Cottonwood Falls for the services were: Col. (Ret.) Harry B. Hildebrand, Abilene, Texas; Eric B. Hildebrand, Vinita, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hildebrand, Bartlesville, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Harsh of Planeview; Mrs. Raymond Wilcox, El Dorado; Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Brandley and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brandley, Cassoday; and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lampe, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jun 13, 1951
June 19, 1951, Kansas City Star
DEATHS IN KANSAS
Cottonwood Falls. Funeral here for Mrs. Clara Brandley Hildebrand, 80, widely known as an author, member of the Kansas Authors club and Chase County historian who was born in a log cabin near Matfield Green and died at the home of a son, Col. Henry [sic] Hildebrand in Abilene, Texas.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Kansas, Jun 19, 1951
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