Harper County KS Archives Obituaries.....RENEAU, William Thomas December 21, 1931
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The Harper Advocate

Harper County
Thursday
December 31, 1931

W.T. Reneau Was An Early Settler.
Passed Away at his Home near Harper, Dec. 21 -- Was 76 Years and 17 Days of Age.

William Thomas RENEAU, age 76 years and 17 days, died Dec. 21, 1931 at his home
near Harper, Kansas. The deceased was born at Dandridge, Tenn., on March 4th,
1855. At an early age he came to Kansas, being among the pioneers who have
settled and developed our state. It was here that he met and was married to Mary
Jane Reneau, on Dec. 7, 1891, at Anthony, Kansas.

To this union there were born eleven children, three of whom have preceded him
in death, Bessie, Charley and Beulah Reneau. He is survived by eight children
living, Mrs. Walter KISER, Mrs. Clyde ELLIS, Mrs. Lester JESSEP, Mrs. Floyd
HILL, Mrs. Ivan BRUCE, Miss Eunice Reneau and two sons, Hobart and Roy, all of
whom were present at the funeral; seventeen grandchildren and a host of
relatives and friends.

Mr. Reneau came to Kansas when homes were not so thickly established as now, our
highway system unknown, and the means of transportation was the old covered
wago. As an early pioneer he has played his part in ushering in the new era we
enjoy today. He has labored well, and may he sleep in peace, receiving just
reward for his work and faith. May we who remain pick up the torch and carry on
where this our friend, husband, and father hath laid it down; and may we carry
on with the same enthusiasm, that has enabled these men to build a nation.
Funeral services were held in the Gem mortuary at Anthony, Dec. 24, 1931,
conducted by Rev. C. Stocking, pastor of the Danville and Runnymede M.E.
churches. Pall-bearers were Mr. John HARRISON, Mr. Roy EASTELRY, Mr. ELLIS, Mr.
Joe FLINN, Mr. Fed DURDEN and Mr. Ern JOHNSON. Interment was made in the Silver
Grove cemetery. 
 

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