Mrs. Sallie L. White
Mrs. W. A. White died unexpectedly at 10:45 o'clock this morning in Newman Memorial County Hospital. She had entered the hospital Monday afternoon for treatment for a cold and intestinal disturbance which had bothered her for three or four days. But she had been up and around the house at 927 Exchange most of the time.
Mrs. White observed her 81st birthday anniversary December 3.
Sally [sic] Lindsay White was born in Nicholasville, Ky., a small town near Lexington, on December 2, 1869, a daughter of Fannie [Batchelder] and Joseph M. Lindsay. She moved with her parents and family "to the West," first to East Atchison, Kan., and then to Kansas City, Kan., when she was eight years old. Her father had been a captain in the Confederate army under John Morgan and served with Morgan's Raiders, a group of volunteer cavalrymen famed for their daring raids.
In Wyandotte, Mrs. White's father became superintendent of the yards at the Fowler packing plant, and she was graduated from the high school. At 16, she became one of the youngest teachers ever to serve in the Kansas City system.
It was when the Lindsays lived on Waverly Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., and when Mrs. White was teaching school, that she met Will White, then a reporter and editorial writer on the Kansas City Star. They were married on April 27, 1893. They bought The Gazette in 1895 from the late W. Y. Morgan and moved to Emporia that year. With the exception of a few years at 601 Cottonwood, the red stone residence at 927 Exchange had been Mrs. White's home since she came to Emporia. Mr. White died on Kansas Day, January 29, 1944.
Mrs. White is survived by her son, W. L. White, editor of the Gazette and a staff correspondent with the Reader's Digest; two sisters, Mrs. Lacy C. Haynes, of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Robert R. Kane, of Moorestown, N. J., and one brother, Robert G. Lindsay, who is with the Kansas Department of Revenue and Taxation, Topeka.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced. W. L. White is flying today from New York and Mrs. W. L. White and their daughter, Barbara, will arrive later.
Mrs. White had not entirely recovered from a broken hip received in a fall in her bedroom on July 29, 1949. She was able to walk with the help of her nurses, or with a walker, but spent most of her time in a wheel chair at the home. However, she greatly enjoyed taking afternoon rides in her car and this fall and winter had spent much time in motor jaunts around town and in the country.
Last year, upon the observance of her 80th birthday, Mrs. White saw a few friends and, although protesting, allowed Gazette reporters to interview her and take her picture. She said then, and often repeated, that she was resigned to the fact that a new generation is running things now, although sometimes, she declared, she didn't think much of the way the job was being done. But she was philosophic about it.
Mrs. White always maintained a lively interest in Gazette affairs and especially the news of the town. As a young mother, she was a regular staff worker at the newspaper office, helping in all phases of the news coverage, writing the clubs and social doings, reading proof, editing copy, writing headlines, and particularly advising and assisting Mr. White on editorials and editorial policy.
Only a few days ago she told a Gazette friend that her greatest regret was that she no longer was able to come down to the office. It was the one thing--with the exception of Mr. White--she always said she missed the most after she was invalided with a broken hip. And she never lost interest in the paper or the people on the staff during later years. Having spent her life in Emporia and with The Gazette, she said, "I've never regretted it, not a minute of it."
Recently Mrs. White had watched with interest the construction of the new William Allen White grade school building on the block across the street from her home. She spent much of her time at the big east window in her living room, or on the terrace, noting the progress of the building, and when it was formally opened the other day, she devoted the afternoon and evening to watching the people come and go. Before the official opening, she was able to go through the new school in her wheel chair.
Last summer when the memorial to Mr. White was dedicated by Herbert Hoover and the bronze bust placed in Peter Pan Park, Mrs. White was able to drive to the park afterwards, and many times since then.
Information provided by FAG contributor, Becky Doan.
Mrs. W. A. White died unexpectedly at 10:45 o'clock this morning in Newman Memorial County Hospital. She had entered the hospital Monday afternoon for treatment for a cold and intestinal disturbance which had bothered her for three or four days. But she had been up and around the house at 927 Exchange most of the time.
Mrs. White observed her 81st birthday anniversary December 3.
Sally [sic] Lindsay White was born in Nicholasville, Ky., a small town near Lexington, on December 2, 1869, a daughter of Fannie [Batchelder] and Joseph M. Lindsay. She moved with her parents and family "to the West," first to East Atchison, Kan., and then to Kansas City, Kan., when she was eight years old. Her father had been a captain in the Confederate army under John Morgan and served with Morgan's Raiders, a group of volunteer cavalrymen famed for their daring raids.
In Wyandotte, Mrs. White's father became superintendent of the yards at the Fowler packing plant, and she was graduated from the high school. At 16, she became one of the youngest teachers ever to serve in the Kansas City system.
It was when the Lindsays lived on Waverly Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., and when Mrs. White was teaching school, that she met Will White, then a reporter and editorial writer on the Kansas City Star. They were married on April 27, 1893. They bought The Gazette in 1895 from the late W. Y. Morgan and moved to Emporia that year. With the exception of a few years at 601 Cottonwood, the red stone residence at 927 Exchange had been Mrs. White's home since she came to Emporia. Mr. White died on Kansas Day, January 29, 1944.
Mrs. White is survived by her son, W. L. White, editor of the Gazette and a staff correspondent with the Reader's Digest; two sisters, Mrs. Lacy C. Haynes, of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Robert R. Kane, of Moorestown, N. J., and one brother, Robert G. Lindsay, who is with the Kansas Department of Revenue and Taxation, Topeka.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced. W. L. White is flying today from New York and Mrs. W. L. White and their daughter, Barbara, will arrive later.
Mrs. White had not entirely recovered from a broken hip received in a fall in her bedroom on July 29, 1949. She was able to walk with the help of her nurses, or with a walker, but spent most of her time in a wheel chair at the home. However, she greatly enjoyed taking afternoon rides in her car and this fall and winter had spent much time in motor jaunts around town and in the country.
Last year, upon the observance of her 80th birthday, Mrs. White saw a few friends and, although protesting, allowed Gazette reporters to interview her and take her picture. She said then, and often repeated, that she was resigned to the fact that a new generation is running things now, although sometimes, she declared, she didn't think much of the way the job was being done. But she was philosophic about it.
Mrs. White always maintained a lively interest in Gazette affairs and especially the news of the town. As a young mother, she was a regular staff worker at the newspaper office, helping in all phases of the news coverage, writing the clubs and social doings, reading proof, editing copy, writing headlines, and particularly advising and assisting Mr. White on editorials and editorial policy.
Only a few days ago she told a Gazette friend that her greatest regret was that she no longer was able to come down to the office. It was the one thing--with the exception of Mr. White--she always said she missed the most after she was invalided with a broken hip. And she never lost interest in the paper or the people on the staff during later years. Having spent her life in Emporia and with The Gazette, she said, "I've never regretted it, not a minute of it."
Recently Mrs. White had watched with interest the construction of the new William Allen White grade school building on the block across the street from her home. She spent much of her time at the big east window in her living room, or on the terrace, noting the progress of the building, and when it was formally opened the other day, she devoted the afternoon and evening to watching the people come and go. Before the official opening, she was able to go through the new school in her wheel chair.
Last summer when the memorial to Mr. White was dedicated by Herbert Hoover and the bronze bust placed in Peter Pan Park, Mrs. White was able to drive to the park afterwards, and many times since then.
Information provided by FAG contributor, Becky Doan.
Mrs. Sallie L. White
Mrs. W. A. White died unexpectedly at 10:45 o'clock this morning in Newman Memorial County Hospital. She had entered the hospital Monday afternoon for treatment for a cold and intestinal disturbance which had bothered her for three or four days. But she had been up and around the house at 927 Exchange most of the time.
Mrs. White observed her 81st birthday anniversary December 3.
Sally [sic] Lindsay White was born in Nicholasville, Ky., a small town near Lexington, on December 2, 1869, a daughter of Fannie [Batchelder] and Joseph M. Lindsay. She moved with her parents and family "to the West," first to East Atchison, Kan., and then to Kansas City, Kan., when she was eight years old. Her father had been a captain in the Confederate army under John Morgan and served with Morgan's Raiders, a group of volunteer cavalrymen famed for their daring raids.
In Wyandotte, Mrs. White's father became superintendent of the yards at the Fowler packing plant, and she was graduated from the high school. At 16, she became one of the youngest teachers ever to serve in the Kansas City system.
It was when the Lindsays lived on Waverly Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., and when Mrs. White was teaching school, that she met Will White, then a reporter and editorial writer on the Kansas City Star. They were married on April 27, 1893. They bought The Gazette in 1895 from the late W. Y. Morgan and moved to Emporia that year. With the exception of a few years at 601 Cottonwood, the red stone residence at 927 Exchange had been Mrs. White's home since she came to Emporia. Mr. White died on Kansas Day, January 29, 1944.
Mrs. White is survived by her son, W. L. White, editor of the Gazette and a staff correspondent with the Reader's Digest; two sisters, Mrs. Lacy C. Haynes, of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Robert R. Kane, of Moorestown, N. J., and one brother, Robert G. Lindsay, who is with the Kansas Department of Revenue and Taxation, Topeka.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced. W. L. White is flying today from New York and Mrs. W. L. White and their daughter, Barbara, will arrive later.
Mrs. White had not entirely recovered from a broken hip received in a fall in her bedroom on July 29, 1949. She was able to walk with the help of her nurses, or with a walker, but spent most of her time in a wheel chair at the home. However, she greatly enjoyed taking afternoon rides in her car and this fall and winter had spent much time in motor jaunts around town and in the country.
Last year, upon the observance of her 80th birthday, Mrs. White saw a few friends and, although protesting, allowed Gazette reporters to interview her and take her picture. She said then, and often repeated, that she was resigned to the fact that a new generation is running things now, although sometimes, she declared, she didn't think much of the way the job was being done. But she was philosophic about it.
Mrs. White always maintained a lively interest in Gazette affairs and especially the news of the town. As a young mother, she was a regular staff worker at the newspaper office, helping in all phases of the news coverage, writing the clubs and social doings, reading proof, editing copy, writing headlines, and particularly advising and assisting Mr. White on editorials and editorial policy.
Only a few days ago she told a Gazette friend that her greatest regret was that she no longer was able to come down to the office. It was the one thing--with the exception of Mr. White--she always said she missed the most after she was invalided with a broken hip. And she never lost interest in the paper or the people on the staff during later years. Having spent her life in Emporia and with The Gazette, she said, "I've never regretted it, not a minute of it."
Recently Mrs. White had watched with interest the construction of the new William Allen White grade school building on the block across the street from her home. She spent much of her time at the big east window in her living room, or on the terrace, noting the progress of the building, and when it was formally opened the other day, she devoted the afternoon and evening to watching the people come and go. Before the official opening, she was able to go through the new school in her wheel chair.
Last summer when the memorial to Mr. White was dedicated by Herbert Hoover and the bronze bust placed in Peter Pan Park, Mrs. White was able to drive to the park afterwards, and many times since then.
Information provided by FAG contributor, Becky Doan.
Mrs. W. A. White died unexpectedly at 10:45 o'clock this morning in Newman Memorial County Hospital. She had entered the hospital Monday afternoon for treatment for a cold and intestinal disturbance which had bothered her for three or four days. But she had been up and around the house at 927 Exchange most of the time.
Mrs. White observed her 81st birthday anniversary December 3.
Sally [sic] Lindsay White was born in Nicholasville, Ky., a small town near Lexington, on December 2, 1869, a daughter of Fannie [Batchelder] and Joseph M. Lindsay. She moved with her parents and family "to the West," first to East Atchison, Kan., and then to Kansas City, Kan., when she was eight years old. Her father had been a captain in the Confederate army under John Morgan and served with Morgan's Raiders, a group of volunteer cavalrymen famed for their daring raids.
In Wyandotte, Mrs. White's father became superintendent of the yards at the Fowler packing plant, and she was graduated from the high school. At 16, she became one of the youngest teachers ever to serve in the Kansas City system.
It was when the Lindsays lived on Waverly Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., and when Mrs. White was teaching school, that she met Will White, then a reporter and editorial writer on the Kansas City Star. They were married on April 27, 1893. They bought The Gazette in 1895 from the late W. Y. Morgan and moved to Emporia that year. With the exception of a few years at 601 Cottonwood, the red stone residence at 927 Exchange had been Mrs. White's home since she came to Emporia. Mr. White died on Kansas Day, January 29, 1944.
Mrs. White is survived by her son, W. L. White, editor of the Gazette and a staff correspondent with the Reader's Digest; two sisters, Mrs. Lacy C. Haynes, of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Robert R. Kane, of Moorestown, N. J., and one brother, Robert G. Lindsay, who is with the Kansas Department of Revenue and Taxation, Topeka.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced. W. L. White is flying today from New York and Mrs. W. L. White and their daughter, Barbara, will arrive later.
Mrs. White had not entirely recovered from a broken hip received in a fall in her bedroom on July 29, 1949. She was able to walk with the help of her nurses, or with a walker, but spent most of her time in a wheel chair at the home. However, she greatly enjoyed taking afternoon rides in her car and this fall and winter had spent much time in motor jaunts around town and in the country.
Last year, upon the observance of her 80th birthday, Mrs. White saw a few friends and, although protesting, allowed Gazette reporters to interview her and take her picture. She said then, and often repeated, that she was resigned to the fact that a new generation is running things now, although sometimes, she declared, she didn't think much of the way the job was being done. But she was philosophic about it.
Mrs. White always maintained a lively interest in Gazette affairs and especially the news of the town. As a young mother, she was a regular staff worker at the newspaper office, helping in all phases of the news coverage, writing the clubs and social doings, reading proof, editing copy, writing headlines, and particularly advising and assisting Mr. White on editorials and editorial policy.
Only a few days ago she told a Gazette friend that her greatest regret was that she no longer was able to come down to the office. It was the one thing--with the exception of Mr. White--she always said she missed the most after she was invalided with a broken hip. And she never lost interest in the paper or the people on the staff during later years. Having spent her life in Emporia and with The Gazette, she said, "I've never regretted it, not a minute of it."
Recently Mrs. White had watched with interest the construction of the new William Allen White grade school building on the block across the street from her home. She spent much of her time at the big east window in her living room, or on the terrace, noting the progress of the building, and when it was formally opened the other day, she devoted the afternoon and evening to watching the people come and go. Before the official opening, she was able to go through the new school in her wheel chair.
Last summer when the memorial to Mr. White was dedicated by Herbert Hoover and the bronze bust placed in Peter Pan Park, Mrs. White was able to drive to the park afterwards, and many times since then.
Information provided by FAG contributor, Becky Doan.
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