Mattie F. Ogg, 100, of Douglass, died Sunday, July 10, 1988 at the Medicalodge in Douglass.
Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Douglass United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Douglass Cemetery.
She was born July 19, 1887, to Aaron F. and Mary Ann (Gerhardt) Stanley.
On Dec. 25, 1906, she married Dr. C.A. Ogg in Westmoreland. He preceded her in death in 1963.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for 82 years and was a charter member of PEO.
She was organist at the Douglass Methodist Church for over 67 years.
Her survivors include three nephews, Frank Stanley of Fayetteville, Ark., Bill Stanley of Topeka, Herman Ogg of Green Valley, Ariz: nieces, Eileen Welsh of California, Mary Ann Tucker of Washington, Laverne Littlejohn of Oklahoma.
A memorial has been established with the Douglass United Methodist Church Organ Fund.
Hilyard-Smith is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle
~~ MATTIE OGG'S MUSIC FILLED CHURCH, THEATER ~~
For 65 years when members of the Douglass United Methodist Church said "I do" or were laid to rest, Mattie F. Ogg's organ music filled the church with inspiration.
The former church organist died Sunday of cardiac arrest. She was 100. Mrs. Ogg's family and friends will say goodbye to her with the music she loved. The congregation will sing Mrs. Ogg's favorite hymn and Chopin's Military Polonaise" will swell up from the organ she used to play.
"That's the only thing she ever told me she wanted me to play for her funeral," Jim Snelling said. Four years ago, he replaced Mrs. Ogg as the organist when she retired. She was a difficult act to follow, Snelling said.
"I can't hardly get at the organ at the church without thinking about her," he said.
Mrs. Ogg's piano and organ playing also entertained patrons of silent movies in Douglass from 1915 until talkies took over America's film screens in the late 1930's.
"She had a certain song she played for horses or love scenes," said Olena Hilyard, a longtime friend. "It would have not been much without the music background".
Mrs. Ogg accompanied "Birth of a Nation", D.W. Griffith's 1915 classic about the rise of the Klan in the South. She said in a 1973 interview that it was the hardest picture she ever played for because it was such a long film and that it exhausted her. March songs that Mrs. Ogg played with much fanfare were her favorite movie tunes.
The baby grand piano Mrs. Ogg's husband gave her in 1926 still sits in the couple's Douglass home. Her husband C.A. Ogg, who was the town's dentist, died in 1963. Mrs. Ogg continued to give music lessons on the piano until her health deteriorated four years ago.
Driving was another pastime Mrs. Ogg enjoyed. She started driving almost 80 years ago and continued until her eyesight prevented it. At 94, The Butler County Sheriff limited her driving to an 11 mile radious around Douglass, friends said.
"It was a real frustration for her. She still wanted to go," Snelling siad. "You could see her coming in that great big car."
Mrs. Ogg drove a 1950 gray Cadillac which she gave to William Griffis, who had kept it working for many years. "She liked to drive, she could be seen in Augusta, Wichita, Winfield," Griffis said.
Mrs. Ogg never had any children of her own, but after her brother died, she helped raise his four offspring. A memorial has been established with the church organ fund.
Contributed by Nickie Flynn, Eagle Staff Writer.
Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Douglass United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Douglass Cemetery.
She was born July 19, 1887, to Aaron F. and Mary Ann (Gerhardt) Stanley.
On Dec. 25, 1906, she married Dr. C.A. Ogg in Westmoreland. He preceded her in death in 1963.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for 82 years and was a charter member of PEO.
She was organist at the Douglass Methodist Church for over 67 years.
Her survivors include three nephews, Frank Stanley of Fayetteville, Ark., Bill Stanley of Topeka, Herman Ogg of Green Valley, Ariz: nieces, Eileen Welsh of California, Mary Ann Tucker of Washington, Laverne Littlejohn of Oklahoma.
A memorial has been established with the Douglass United Methodist Church Organ Fund.
Hilyard-Smith is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle
~~ MATTIE OGG'S MUSIC FILLED CHURCH, THEATER ~~
For 65 years when members of the Douglass United Methodist Church said "I do" or were laid to rest, Mattie F. Ogg's organ music filled the church with inspiration.
The former church organist died Sunday of cardiac arrest. She was 100. Mrs. Ogg's family and friends will say goodbye to her with the music she loved. The congregation will sing Mrs. Ogg's favorite hymn and Chopin's Military Polonaise" will swell up from the organ she used to play.
"That's the only thing she ever told me she wanted me to play for her funeral," Jim Snelling said. Four years ago, he replaced Mrs. Ogg as the organist when she retired. She was a difficult act to follow, Snelling said.
"I can't hardly get at the organ at the church without thinking about her," he said.
Mrs. Ogg's piano and organ playing also entertained patrons of silent movies in Douglass from 1915 until talkies took over America's film screens in the late 1930's.
"She had a certain song she played for horses or love scenes," said Olena Hilyard, a longtime friend. "It would have not been much without the music background".
Mrs. Ogg accompanied "Birth of a Nation", D.W. Griffith's 1915 classic about the rise of the Klan in the South. She said in a 1973 interview that it was the hardest picture she ever played for because it was such a long film and that it exhausted her. March songs that Mrs. Ogg played with much fanfare were her favorite movie tunes.
The baby grand piano Mrs. Ogg's husband gave her in 1926 still sits in the couple's Douglass home. Her husband C.A. Ogg, who was the town's dentist, died in 1963. Mrs. Ogg continued to give music lessons on the piano until her health deteriorated four years ago.
Driving was another pastime Mrs. Ogg enjoyed. She started driving almost 80 years ago and continued until her eyesight prevented it. At 94, The Butler County Sheriff limited her driving to an 11 mile radious around Douglass, friends said.
"It was a real frustration for her. She still wanted to go," Snelling siad. "You could see her coming in that great big car."
Mrs. Ogg drove a 1950 gray Cadillac which she gave to William Griffis, who had kept it working for many years. "She liked to drive, she could be seen in Augusta, Wichita, Winfield," Griffis said.
Mrs. Ogg never had any children of her own, but after her brother died, she helped raise his four offspring. A memorial has been established with the church organ fund.
Contributed by Nickie Flynn, Eagle Staff Writer.
Mattie F. Ogg, 100, of Douglass, died Sunday, July 10, 1988 at the Medicalodge in Douglass.
Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Douglass United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Douglass Cemetery.
She was born July 19, 1887, to Aaron F. and Mary Ann (Gerhardt) Stanley.
On Dec. 25, 1906, she married Dr. C.A. Ogg in Westmoreland. He preceded her in death in 1963.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for 82 years and was a charter member of PEO.
She was organist at the Douglass Methodist Church for over 67 years.
Her survivors include three nephews, Frank Stanley of Fayetteville, Ark., Bill Stanley of Topeka, Herman Ogg of Green Valley, Ariz: nieces, Eileen Welsh of California, Mary Ann Tucker of Washington, Laverne Littlejohn of Oklahoma.
A memorial has been established with the Douglass United Methodist Church Organ Fund.
Hilyard-Smith is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle
~~ MATTIE OGG'S MUSIC FILLED CHURCH, THEATER ~~
For 65 years when members of the Douglass United Methodist Church said "I do" or were laid to rest, Mattie F. Ogg's organ music filled the church with inspiration.
The former church organist died Sunday of cardiac arrest. She was 100. Mrs. Ogg's family and friends will say goodbye to her with the music she loved. The congregation will sing Mrs. Ogg's favorite hymn and Chopin's Military Polonaise" will swell up from the organ she used to play.
"That's the only thing she ever told me she wanted me to play for her funeral," Jim Snelling said. Four years ago, he replaced Mrs. Ogg as the organist when she retired. She was a difficult act to follow, Snelling said.
"I can't hardly get at the organ at the church without thinking about her," he said.
Mrs. Ogg's piano and organ playing also entertained patrons of silent movies in Douglass from 1915 until talkies took over America's film screens in the late 1930's.
"She had a certain song she played for horses or love scenes," said Olena Hilyard, a longtime friend. "It would have not been much without the music background".
Mrs. Ogg accompanied "Birth of a Nation", D.W. Griffith's 1915 classic about the rise of the Klan in the South. She said in a 1973 interview that it was the hardest picture she ever played for because it was such a long film and that it exhausted her. March songs that Mrs. Ogg played with much fanfare were her favorite movie tunes.
The baby grand piano Mrs. Ogg's husband gave her in 1926 still sits in the couple's Douglass home. Her husband C.A. Ogg, who was the town's dentist, died in 1963. Mrs. Ogg continued to give music lessons on the piano until her health deteriorated four years ago.
Driving was another pastime Mrs. Ogg enjoyed. She started driving almost 80 years ago and continued until her eyesight prevented it. At 94, The Butler County Sheriff limited her driving to an 11 mile radious around Douglass, friends said.
"It was a real frustration for her. She still wanted to go," Snelling siad. "You could see her coming in that great big car."
Mrs. Ogg drove a 1950 gray Cadillac which she gave to William Griffis, who had kept it working for many years. "She liked to drive, she could be seen in Augusta, Wichita, Winfield," Griffis said.
Mrs. Ogg never had any children of her own, but after her brother died, she helped raise his four offspring. A memorial has been established with the church organ fund.
Contributed by Nickie Flynn, Eagle Staff Writer.
Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Douglass United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Douglass Cemetery.
She was born July 19, 1887, to Aaron F. and Mary Ann (Gerhardt) Stanley.
On Dec. 25, 1906, she married Dr. C.A. Ogg in Westmoreland. He preceded her in death in 1963.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for 82 years and was a charter member of PEO.
She was organist at the Douglass Methodist Church for over 67 years.
Her survivors include three nephews, Frank Stanley of Fayetteville, Ark., Bill Stanley of Topeka, Herman Ogg of Green Valley, Ariz: nieces, Eileen Welsh of California, Mary Ann Tucker of Washington, Laverne Littlejohn of Oklahoma.
A memorial has been established with the Douglass United Methodist Church Organ Fund.
Hilyard-Smith is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle
~~ MATTIE OGG'S MUSIC FILLED CHURCH, THEATER ~~
For 65 years when members of the Douglass United Methodist Church said "I do" or were laid to rest, Mattie F. Ogg's organ music filled the church with inspiration.
The former church organist died Sunday of cardiac arrest. She was 100. Mrs. Ogg's family and friends will say goodbye to her with the music she loved. The congregation will sing Mrs. Ogg's favorite hymn and Chopin's Military Polonaise" will swell up from the organ she used to play.
"That's the only thing she ever told me she wanted me to play for her funeral," Jim Snelling said. Four years ago, he replaced Mrs. Ogg as the organist when she retired. She was a difficult act to follow, Snelling said.
"I can't hardly get at the organ at the church without thinking about her," he said.
Mrs. Ogg's piano and organ playing also entertained patrons of silent movies in Douglass from 1915 until talkies took over America's film screens in the late 1930's.
"She had a certain song she played for horses or love scenes," said Olena Hilyard, a longtime friend. "It would have not been much without the music background".
Mrs. Ogg accompanied "Birth of a Nation", D.W. Griffith's 1915 classic about the rise of the Klan in the South. She said in a 1973 interview that it was the hardest picture she ever played for because it was such a long film and that it exhausted her. March songs that Mrs. Ogg played with much fanfare were her favorite movie tunes.
The baby grand piano Mrs. Ogg's husband gave her in 1926 still sits in the couple's Douglass home. Her husband C.A. Ogg, who was the town's dentist, died in 1963. Mrs. Ogg continued to give music lessons on the piano until her health deteriorated four years ago.
Driving was another pastime Mrs. Ogg enjoyed. She started driving almost 80 years ago and continued until her eyesight prevented it. At 94, The Butler County Sheriff limited her driving to an 11 mile radious around Douglass, friends said.
"It was a real frustration for her. She still wanted to go," Snelling siad. "You could see her coming in that great big car."
Mrs. Ogg drove a 1950 gray Cadillac which she gave to William Griffis, who had kept it working for many years. "She liked to drive, she could be seen in Augusta, Wichita, Winfield," Griffis said.
Mrs. Ogg never had any children of her own, but after her brother died, she helped raise his four offspring. A memorial has been established with the church organ fund.
Contributed by Nickie Flynn, Eagle Staff Writer.
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