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- from newspaper obituary (posted by Karen de Sanno on findagrave.com)
Arley C. Woods, 58, a respected farmer who lived alone at his farm 13 miles north of Leoti on K-25 left a note of despondency and took his life by his own hand on or about Nov. 24, according to R.B. Stewart, Wichita County Coroner, and Sheriff Tudor McDermott. Death was by a .22 calibre rifle. Neighbors had last seen him on Friday evening. He was found on Monday, Nov. 26, about 6 p.m., by a brother, Kenneth, who drove to his home to see him. The sudden turn in his life was not suspected, as he had been a cheerful visitor in Leoti, as usual, during recent weeks, visiting with some of his many scores of friends. He had never married. Arley Conway, son of Sarah and Edmund L. Woods was born October 11, 1898 near Lebanon, in Smith County, Kansas. He lived there until 1913 when the family moved to Republic County. In 1924 he moved with the family to Wichita County where he has since lived, with the exception of a few years spent in Meeker, Colo. He loved children and greatly enjoyed their companionship, as well as that of his many relatives and friends. His first thoughts were always of others, and he was the kind of neighbor who could be depended upon. He leaves to mourn his passing, three brothers, Virgil, of Meeker, Colo.; Max and Kenneth of Leoti; and one sister, Mrs. John Glanville who lives in south Logan county, and one aunt, Mrs. Delbert Carver, Cawker City; 10 nieces and nephews, and many other relatives and friends. His parents, and an older brother, Earnest (sic), preceded him in death. Rev. F.A. O'Kelley, of the Methodist Church, delivered the funeral sermon at the Pleasant Valley Church Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 10:30 a.m. The casket bearers were Billy Gerstberger, Oliver Stiles, Alton Goerlitz, Garland Ganson, Chet Pearson, and Richard Hobson. Interment was in Beulah Cemetery with the Weinmann Funeral Home in charge of the services."
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1898 - 1956 (58 years)
Edmund Lester Woods, b. 18 Dec 1858, Barry, Pike, IL