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William C. Hoover

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William C. Hoover

Birth
Death
8 Feb 1942 (aged 71)
Burial
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1, Lot 6, Grave 9
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Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, February 10, 1942, Page 5

HOOVER RITES TODAY

Services for Pioneer Wichitan to Be Held at Downing Mortuary

Funeral services for William C. Hoover, who was believed to have been the oldest native Wichitan, will be conducted from the Downing mortuary, with Rev. C. C. Carnahan officiating.

Mr. Hoover, who was 71 years old, started the Hoover orchards here with his father in 1886. He was an orchardist all his life.

Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dr. Paul C. Schabinger, W. C. Talbot, Chester L. Walker, Orpha Mann, Harry Stone, and Charles Hoover.
Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, February 10, 1942, Page 5

HOOVER RITES TODAY

Services for Pioneer Wichitan to Be Held at Downing Mortuary

Funeral services for William C. Hoover, who was believed to have been the oldest native Wichitan, will be conducted from the Downing mortuary, with Rev. C. C. Carnahan officiating.

Mr. Hoover, who was 71 years old, started the Hoover orchards here with his father in 1886. He was an orchardist all his life.

Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dr. Paul C. Schabinger, W. C. Talbot, Chester L. Walker, Orpha Mann, Harry Stone, and Charles Hoover.


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