Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Archer, Ernest V. March 1965 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Luce pegsue59@cox.net February 26, 2007, 11:52 am The El Dorado Times, March 5, 1964 The El Dorado Times March 5, 1964 Archer Services Set For Friday Funeral rites for Ernest V. Archer, 84, of 204 North Denver, who died Wednesday morning in Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, will be conducted at the Dietz- Pittman colonial Chapel on Friday morning at 10 a.m. by rev. Ivan H. Hanson of the First Christian church. Mr. Archer was born on May 4, 1879 at Parkersburg, W. Va., and with his parents came to Kansas as a small child. The family settled near Richland. He was married to Effie Mabel McKinney on Dec. 24, 1900. the following spring the couple went to the territory of Oklahoma to settle a claim in the Cherokee Strip. The family returned to Kansas seven years later, residing for various periods at Richland and Dodge city. Soon after the discovery of oil in this area, the family came to El Dorado and were residents here until 1942, when Mr. and Mrs. Archer moved to Hamilton for a period of 15 years before moving to Eureka in 1958. He had returned to El Dorado on June 26, 1963, sharing a home with his daughters, Mrs. Maysel McLemore and Mrs. Paul Maxwell. Mrs. Maxwell died on Dec. 20, 1963. He was preceded in death also by his wife, on June 7, 1959, and by his son, Russell henry Archer on December 27, 1918. In addition to Mrs. McLemore, survivors include one granddaughter, Morghan Maysel McLemore of the home, and one sister, Mrs. Theodore Metcalf of Berkley, Calif. For nearly 50 years, Mr. Archer held membership in Wakarusa Lodge No. 402, A. F. & A. M. Masonic rites will be conducted at the funeral chapel. Interment will be in the family plot at Hamilton Cemetery at 2 p.m. Friday. During his active years, Mr. Archer devoted his energies to the oil industry. For many years, he was engaged as an independent construction engineer, serving major oil companies throughout the Mid Continent field. He established and maintained a wide reputation as a capable and meticulous workman in the field of activity which was his major interest throughout his long life. The El Dorado Times March 6, 1964 Rites are Held for Ernest V. Archer Final rites for Ernest V. Archer, 84, of 204 North Denver, who died Wednesday, were conducted this morning at the Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel. The Rev. Ivan H. Hansen, pastor of the First Christian church officiated at the services. Masonic rites with Ted Reed as orator, were held at the funeral chapel. Interment was to be made in the Hamilton, Kan., cemetery this afternoon. The El Dorado Times March 6, 1964 E. V. Archer E. V. Archer, 84, who died in El Dorado this week, was an independent sort of a man of the old school who made his way against odds and asked nobody's help. Tall and straight and clear-eyed, eh was one who believed in the efficacy of hard work and he firmly applied this pattern to his own life. In his early years, he was not too proud to undergo the hardships of homesteading in the Cherokee strip. Stored in his canny mind was a fund of exceeding shrewdness, and so he prepared himself for the opportunities at hand. In due course, he became a construction engineer in the oil fields, and a good one. Many of the structures built out among the rigs, as oil-production processes constantly developed, represented the work of his hands. He was highly respected by major operators; his work was sound and true. Mr. Archer had lived in El Dorado twice the first time when he spent about 25 years here, leaving this town in 1942. He returned here last year, after long residence in Hamilton and Eureka, to pass his final days in company with his daughters. At Hamilton he was much respected and served that community ably as its police judge. Conservative by breeding and instinct, he clung steadfastly to old beliefs and time tried principles. He held no patience with many of the modern modes which, in his opinion, were a species of folly. In politics, he was Republican of rugged character. E. V. Archer was a kindly man, an honest and upright citizen. While he possessed no formal education, he read much, formed his own unalterable rules of conduct and was square in all dealings. He was a valiant and unbending soldier of the days that were and it is tragic that so few of his sturdy breed are left. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb