Mrs. Maria Louise Slaughter, wife of T. S. Slaughter, Sr., died at the family residence in this city on Wednesday, December 9th, 1894, aged 59 years, 5 months and 15 days. Funeral services were held at the home of the deceased on Thursday, December 20th, after which the remains were laid to rest In Olathe cemetery. Mrs. Slaughter had been an invalid for a long time, and helpless, and to her the summons was not unwelcome.
 
Olathe Mirror
December 27, 1894
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