William Ure

Personal and Family Information

William was born in 1892 in Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas, the son of William Ure and Margaret Scott.

He died on 30 NOV 1932 in ArKansas City, Kansas.

His wife was Pearl Morris, who he married on 25 DEC 1922 in ArKansas City, Kansas. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Notes: Worked for the Sante Fe Railroad. Was in the Army on 20 Apr 1918.

!Obituary: [Burlingame Enterprise Chronicle, 4 Dec 1932, page 1, col. 2] -- Funeral Services For William Ure --

!P: Funeral services for William Ure, Jr. were held in the Presbyterian church at two thirty o'clock Sunday afternoon December 4, 1932, cunducted by the pastor, Rev. E. C. Wolters. Music was furnished by the choir of the church. The pall bearers, old friends in Burlingame, were Reubeb Lund, Neal Hotchkiss, Jr., Thomas Hotchkiss, R. D. Taylor, Harold Bodine, and David Wilson. Burial was in the Burlingame cemetery where Masonic services were cunducted at the grave side by Corinthian Lodge No. 79, A. F. & A. M..

!P: William Ure was born in Burlingame in 1892, and died at his home in ArKansas City, Kansas, Wednesday morning, November 30, 1932 at the age of 40, following a weeks illness from an attack of influenza. He grew to manhood in Burlingame and received his education in the schools here. He was married to Miss Pearl Morris in ArKansas City, Kansas, December 25, 1922. There were no children.

!P: Here in Burlingame he began work with the Sante Fe Railroad and this became his life work. In 1915 he moved to ArKansas City, Kansas, at that time as a brakeman. In December of 1922 he was promoted to conducter which position he held at the time of his death. He joined the army April 20, 1918, and served overseas as private in the third transportation corps during the World War. He was discharged from the army September 13, 1919.

!P: Mr. Ure was a veteran of the World War, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Masonic Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star, Order of Railway Conducters, and the A. O. U. W. Lodge.

!P: Surviving are the widow; the father, William Ure, Sr., of Burlingame; five sisters, Mrs. Bessie Vandervord, Mrs. Eliza Vandervord, Mrs. Margaret Eaton, Mrs. Janet Parnell, and Miss Nellie Ure of Burlingame; and one brother, Michael Ure of Harrisburg, Illinois.

!P: Funeral services were held at ten o'clock Friday Morning in the Presbyterian church in ArKansas City, the Masonic order and Veterans of Foriegn Wars taking part. The body was brought to Burlingame Friday evening for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods, Mrs Carl Moyer and Mrs. Harry Simoson of ArKansas City, accompanied the wife and sister to Burlingame. --