Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Friday, May 28,1971
Washburn Rites Set
Silas Earl Washburn, 77, retired farmer of the Ashton and Geuda Springs communities, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday at his home in Winfield where he had resided the past seven years.
He was born at New London, Iowa, March 27, 1894, son of Ellsworth and Ellen Washburn. He came to the Ashton area as a young man, and he also had farmed southeast of Winfield.
He was married to Lottie Smith in 1918 at Geuda Springs, and she died in 1945. He was married in 1950 to Maude E. Irvin. He was a member of the Christian Church of Ashton.
Survivors are the widow of the home, a son, Roland E., Atlanta, Ga., a step-son, Rap P. Irvin, Winfield, a brother, Arthur, Salem, Ore. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Walter, a step-son, Cecil Irvin.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Erdman-Olroyd Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Atchley officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery at Ashton.
Friday, May 28,1971
Washburn Rites Set
Silas Earl Washburn, 77, retired farmer of the Ashton and Geuda Springs communities, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday at his home in Winfield where he had resided the past seven years.
He was born at New London, Iowa, March 27, 1894, son of Ellsworth and Ellen Washburn. He came to the Ashton area as a young man, and he also had farmed southeast of Winfield.
He was married to Lottie Smith in 1918 at Geuda Springs, and she died in 1945. He was married in 1950 to Maude E. Irvin. He was a member of the Christian Church of Ashton.
Survivors are the widow of the home, a son, Roland E., Atlanta, Ga., a step-son, Rap P. Irvin, Winfield, a brother, Arthur, Salem, Ore. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Walter, a step-son, Cecil Irvin.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Erdman-Olroyd Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Atchley officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery at Ashton.
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Friday, May 28,1971
Washburn Rites Set
Silas Earl Washburn, 77, retired farmer of the Ashton and Geuda Springs communities, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday at his home in Winfield where he had resided the past seven years.
He was born at New London, Iowa, March 27, 1894, son of Ellsworth and Ellen Washburn. He came to the Ashton area as a young man, and he also had farmed southeast of Winfield.
He was married to Lottie Smith in 1918 at Geuda Springs, and she died in 1945. He was married in 1950 to Maude E. Irvin. He was a member of the Christian Church of Ashton.
Survivors are the widow of the home, a son, Roland E., Atlanta, Ga., a step-son, Rap P. Irvin, Winfield, a brother, Arthur, Salem, Ore. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Walter, a step-son, Cecil Irvin.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Erdman-Olroyd Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Atchley officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery at Ashton.
Friday, May 28,1971
Washburn Rites Set
Silas Earl Washburn, 77, retired farmer of the Ashton and Geuda Springs communities, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday at his home in Winfield where he had resided the past seven years.
He was born at New London, Iowa, March 27, 1894, son of Ellsworth and Ellen Washburn. He came to the Ashton area as a young man, and he also had farmed southeast of Winfield.
He was married to Lottie Smith in 1918 at Geuda Springs, and she died in 1945. He was married in 1950 to Maude E. Irvin. He was a member of the Christian Church of Ashton.
Survivors are the widow of the home, a son, Roland E., Atlanta, Ga., a step-son, Rap P. Irvin, Winfield, a brother, Arthur, Salem, Ore. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Walter, a step-son, Cecil Irvin.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Erdman-Olroyd Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Atchley officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery at Ashton.
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