The Emporia Gazette, Emporia (Lyon Co.) KS

 Jan. 4, 1923

MRS. MARTHA BOLLINGER DEAD. Mrs. Martha J. Bollinger died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.E. Crawford* (sic), six miles northeast of Emporia. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the First Methodist church. Rev. Mr. McVey, of Neosho Rapids, will conduct the services.

*Daughter was Mrs. J. E. CARPENTER, not Crawford

The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS, Jan. 6, 1923

FUNERAL OF MRS. BOLLINGER. Funeral services for Mrs. MARTHA J. BOLLINGER, who died Thursday, were held yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church. Rev. Mr. McVEY, of Neosho Rapids, conducted the services. Interment was in the Neosho Rapids Cemetery. The pallbearers were: HARRY BOLLINGER, CHARLES BOLLINGER, ROY CARPENTER, FRANK CARPENTER, HERBERT BOLLINGER, and COLVIN COWEN (sic).

Mrs. Bollinger’s maiden name was MARTHA JANE JORDON (sic JORDAN intended). She was born at Miami Co., Ohio, August 4, 1842, and was married to EPHRIAM BOLLINGER in 1865.

Mrs. Bollinger is survived by six children; *Miss(sic) Ora E. Bollinger, W.F. Bollinger, and J.L. Bollinger, of Neosho Rapids; Mrs. Mary L. Carpenter and Mrs. Cora Cowen, of Emporia; and Mrs. Ella M. Alman, of Los Angeles, Calif. Twenty-one grandchildren also survive.

*Ora E. Bollinger (son)

Marvel Bollinger Delahaye

mbollinger@eatel.net