Mrs. Elizabeth Morand died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David, Reese, 118 South Merchant street yesterday afternoon about 4:30. She has been sick a long time and her death was not unexpected as she was nearly 87 years old. The funeral was held at the home this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A.A. Powers. The burial took place in Maplewood cemetery. She was a native of Tennessee and the mother of ten children. Besides her daughter, who lives here, only two of the members of her family attended the funeral. They were Wm. Morand, of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Ella Irwin, of McCord, Neb. Mrs. Morand was a member of the Methodist church.
Emporia Gazette, p1 c 312 Oct 1898