ANDERSON, Fern Leora (Forsyth) - b. July 26, 1898 - d. June 13, 1927

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Howard Courant
June 16, 1927

Ferne Leora Forsyth was born near Howard, Kansas, July 26, 1898 and died at her home in this city on June 13, 1927 at the age of 28 years, 10 months and 17 days.  She was one of the ten children of Charles Forsyth and Bertha Lewis Forsyth.  He early childhood and young womanhood was spent on a farm seven miles west of Howard.  She attended the Highland school and was graduated from the eighth grade in 1914.   The she entered the Howard High school and graduated with the class of 1918.  The following year she taught the Chaplin school and later taught several months in her home district. On September 18, 1919  she was united in marriage to Raymond Anderson and to this union was born two children, Billy Rex, now six years of age and Cleo Nadine, five.  Besides her husband and children she leaves to mourn her untimely death, her father and mother, five sisters, Mrs. Ralph Beam of Franklin, Indiana; Mrs. L. J. Thompson and Mrs. Carl Perkins of Howard; Mrs. Glenn Edwards of Gueda Springs; Mrs. M. G. Parke of St. Louis, Missouri and four brothers, Loren P. Forsyth of Corsicana, Texas; Glenn W. Forsyth of Wichita; Ray and Allen of Howard.   She leaves many other relatives and friends who will miss her greatly.  She was converted early in life and on October 15, 1919, united with the Methodist church in this city and remained a faithful member until she was called home.  Ferne was active in all work that was for the betterment of her home, church and community.  She was a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary of this place and has held an office in this organization every year since it was started.  For several years she has been  engaged in the millinery business here and was an honest, courteous and upright business woman with whom the public liked to deal.  Words are inadequate when we wish to tell of her many acts of kindness, of her thoughtfulness of those who were in sorrow and trouble and her patient, gentle nature which won the love and esteem of every one with whom she came in contact.  Ferne was an obedient and dutiful daughter, a loving and helpful sister, a faithful wife, a devoted and patient mother and a true friend.

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