Laid To Rest
An Impressive Ceremony Marks The Last Chapter In The Life Of Oma Beers.
In the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives who assembled, awed and subdued by a sense of the hideousness of the tragedy which was still fresh in their minds, the funeral services of Miss Oma Beers was held at the family home in Highland park yesterday afternoon at four o'clock. The large house could not accommodate all who came to give silent expression to the grief which possessed them or the deep sympathy which they felt for the stricken parents and other relatives.
The body had lain in state at the house all day where intimate friends of the family were permitted to view it but after the ceremony the casket was closed and no opportunity given those present to view the body.
The parlors, dining room and reception hall were filled with sympathizing friends when the services were commenced shortly after 4 o'clock.
Rev. W. A. Elliott conducted the services, which in addition to a touching prayer, a brief sketch of the life of the deceased, and a few words of consolation and comfort to the bereaved ones, included a number of selections by a choir consisting of Mrs. J. E. Catlin, and the Misses Grace McGowan, Blanche Woehler, and Rosa Bargh, Messrs, Otis Showalter, Cecil Plumb, Carl Kinney and Claud Kinney. The selections were, "Nearer My God to Thee," "Songs of The Night," "Some Time We'll Understand," and "Savior Lead Me."
The body was followed to the cemetery by a procession of carriages which was one of the longest ever seen in the city. The pall bearers were Messrs. Jim Steinkirchner, Cecil Plumb, John Winnie, Charles Steiger, and Claud and Carl Kinney. At the cemetery a brief service was held consisting of a prayer and song by the choir. Into a grave lined with white, covered with sprigs of evergreen, all that was mortal of Oma Beers was then lowered to its final resting place.
The Evening Kansan-Republican, Newton, Kansas. Wednesday, September 17, 1901
