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Mary Ledoska (Laws) Dickson

circa 1870 (computed from age at death) – 10 April 1948

Died 10 April 1948 at Ransom Memorial hospital — widow of Hugh Walter Dickson of Williamsburg, Kansas; buried Mt. Hope Cemetery

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

10 April 1948

Date of birth

circa 1870 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

78

Place of death

Mrs. Dickson died April 10, 1948, at Ransom Memorial hospital

Inscription transcription

OBITUARY: MARY LEDOSKA (LAWS) DICKSON, Williamsburg, KS.

Rosemont Methodist church was filled with friends Tuesday for the funeral of Mrs. Mary L. Dickson, 78, widow of Hugh Walter Dickson, of six miles northwest of Williamsburg. Rev. Eugene Malcom of Ottawa Grace Episcopal church officiated. Pallbearers were John Trabert, John Van Valkenberg, George Norton, Verl Camp, Frank Slater, and Irwin Hackett. Mrs. Frank Abernathy and Mrs. Fred Kaiser accompanied by Mrs. Jack Corlis sang "Old Rugged Cross" and "Beautiful Isle". Mrs. Dickson died April 10, 1948, at Ransom Memorial hospital. Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Dickson and Mrs. Jean Dickman of Merriam, KS. and Mrs. Andrew DeYoung, Kansas City. Interment was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Williamsburg.

Transcribed as submitted. The source newspaper is not named — likely a Franklin County, Kansas paper given the Williamsburg/Rosemont/Ottawa localities, but that is not stated. Her mother, Mary Ann "Polly" (Lowe) Laws, who died at Mrs. Dickson's Rosemont home in 1897, is preserved as a separate record in this archive; her husband Hugh Walter Dickson also has his own record.

People named in this record

  • Mary Ledoska (Laws) DicksonSubject
  • Hugh Walter DicksonSpouse
  • Rev. Eugene MalcomOfficiant
  • John TrabertMentioned
  • John Van ValkenbergMentioned
  • George NortonMentioned
  • Verl CampMentioned
  • Frank SlaterMentioned
  • Irwin HackettMentioned
  • Mrs. Frank AbernathyMentioned
  • Mrs. Fred KaiserMentioned
  • Mrs. Jack CorlisMentioned
  • Walter B. DicksonMentioned
  • Mrs. Jean DickmanMentioned
  • Mrs. Andrew DeYoungMentioned

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — obituary text as submitted to this archive; no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Mary Ledoska (Laws) Dickson (died 10 April 1948), widow of Hugh Walter Dickson of Williamsburg, Kansas; newspaper not named. Preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/dickson-mary-1948/ : accessed [your access date]).

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