Margaret Frances Cottle Berkey

1887 - 1924  (37 years)

• Name	Margaret Frances Cottle Berkey
  Born	5 Dec 1887	West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Dec 1924	Russell, Russell County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1281	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert Franklin Cottle,   b. 12 Oct 1846, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 14 Jul 1929, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret Alice Gordon Cottle,   b. Jan 1856,   d. 1926  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F1449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Guy Berkey,   b. 16 Dec 1886, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Feb 1968, Russell, Russell County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Married	17 May 1911
  Children	+ 1. Lucille Irene Berkey Vorhies Macha,   b. 7 Jan 1912, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Mar 2002, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)   2. Robert Guy Berkey,   b. 24 Jun 1913, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Dec 2000, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  (Age 87 years)   3. Homer Calvin Berkey,   b. 30 Jan 1915, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 3 May 1981, Russell, Russell County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)   4. Winifred Byron (Pete) Berkey,   b. 1 Sep 1916, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 21 Aug 1996, Russell, Russell County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)   5. Infant son Berkey,   b. 23 Nov 1919, Russell, Russell County, Kansas ,   d. 23 Nov 1919, Russell, Russell County, Kansas  (Age 0 years)   6. Arthur Wayne Berkey,   b. 7 Nov 1920, Russell, Russell County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Feb 1976, Maui, Maui County, Hawaii  (Age 55 years)   7. Helen Margaret (Sally) Berkey Hill,   b. 23 Jan 1923, Russell, Russell County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Dec 2009, Montrose, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 86 years)   8. Infant Berkey,   b. 1924,   d. 1924  (Age 0 years)
  Documents		Marriage- Cottle, Margaret-Berkey, Guy A wedding license was issued May 17 to Mr. Guy Berkey and Miss Margaret Cottle.
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2018 07:46:03
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 29 Dec 1924 - Russell, Russell County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Berkey, Margaret BODY OF MRS. GUY BERKEY BURIED HERE TODAY The people of Rossville were shocked when the news came here of the death of Mrs. Guy Berkey last Monday afternoon at her home in Russell, Kansas. Complications ac¬companying child birth caused her death. The little child was buried with the mother. The body was brought to Rossville yesterday morning taken the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cottle, where it lay in state until the funeral this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The funeral service was held in the Christian church conducted by the Rev. Mr. G. C. Albin, pastor of the Rossville Methodist church. Interment was made in Rossville cemetery. Margaret Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cottle, was born at West Liberty, Ky., Dec. 5, 1887, and departed this life Dec. 29, 1924, at the age of 37 years and 24 days. She was married to Guy Berkey of Rossville, Kans., May 17, 1911 and to this union was born eight children, two of whom died in infancy, the re¬maining six namely, Lucy, Robert, Homer, Winifred, Arthur and Helen with the husband survive. She also leaves her father and mother, sisters, and brothers, nieces, nephews and a host of friends to mourn the loss of a noble woman. At the age of 16 she joined the Baptist church, after¬wards becoming a member of the Christian church at this place, of which she remained a loyal member until her death. A dutiful daughter, a loving wife, a devoted mother, a kind and loving Christian friend and neighbor, she will be greatly missed.