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- . Virgil Elgin Myers is the son of Abraham & Lucretia Jane Herndon Myers. He was married to Rosa Lenora Beasley 9 June 1896 in Willow Springs, Howell Co., Mo.
Their children are:
Dora M Myers Carrier Marshall, Flora L Myers Grant, Charles H, Velma I, Edwin Virgil, William H, Roy, & Ruby L Myers Stokes.
I have the News Paper & Death Certificate stating he was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery.
All the records were destroyed by a fire & there is no grave marker for him.
1928 October 12, Friday,
CONDITION OF VIRGIE MYERS IS STILL GRAVE:
The condition of Virgie Myers, 57-year-old engineer who fell from the second story porch of his daughter's home Monday, is quite grave, according to word from St. Luke's Hospital where he is being cared for. Mr. Myers' skull was fractured by the fall & he has been in a dangerous condition since the accident. He came here from Fayetteville, Ark., for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. George Carrier, 110 East Fourth Avenue, shortly before the accident occurred.
VISITOR HERE DIES AT ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL FROM INJURY RECEIVED FIRST OF WEEK:
Virgie Myers, 57-year-old steam engineer, who fell from a second story porch while walking in his sleep early Monday morning, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital. Mr. Myers has been under care at the hospital since the accident & never regained consciousness. His is the 54th accidental or sudden death in Butler County this year.
Mr. Myers came here October 4, to visit his daughter, Mrs. George Carrier, who lives at 110 East Fourth Avenue. He came here from Scholle, New Mexico, where he has been in the employ of the Lewis Construction Company, of Emporia, for the past 7 years. Shortly after midnight Sunday night Mr. Myers fell from the porch on the front of the Carrier home. The family had all retired & it is believed that he was walking in his sleep when he pitched from the porch to the concrete sidewalk underneath. His skull was badly fractured by the fall.
He was immediately taken to the hospital where an operation was performed in an effort to save his life. He grew steadily worse, however, & died yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Myers was born on September 15, 1871, at Texas County, Mo. He was married to Rose Beasley on July 19, 1896. To this union nine children were born. Besides Mrs. Carrier, he is survived by four sons,
Edwin, Harold, Roy, all of El Dorado, & Charles of West Plains, Mo.;
two daughters, Ruby Myers & Mrs. Jack Grant, Rosalia; & his father, A. Myers, Osborne, Ark.
The funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Christian Church of Florence. Burial will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Wigginton Funeral Home is caring for the body.
Ref: The Eldorado Times, Kansas State Historical Society, Microfilm Reel E96. - - -
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1871 - 1928 (57 years)