Rochetta A (Chettie) Stanley Howard

1851 - 1942  (90 years)

• Name	Rochetta A (Chettie) Stanley Howard
  Nickname	Chettie
  Born	14 Aug 1851	Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Apr 1942	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4056	Rossville
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Stanley,   b. 1818,   d. 1859  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Jane Fuller Stanley Walkley,   b. 24 Aug 1820,   d. 18 Apr 1890  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F2531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Millington Howard,   b. 15 Oct 1841, Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont ,   d. 11 Feb 1913, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1869
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2017 14:21:02
  Family ID	F2530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Howard, Chettie 2 (First published in the Rossville Reporter, April 27, 1944) State of Kansas, Shawnee County, ss. In the Probate Court of said Coun¬ty and State. In the matter of the estate of Chettie A. Howard, deceased. No. 14262 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Kansas to all persons concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said court by W. W. Harvey, executor of the last will and testament and codicils thereto of Chettie A. Howard, de¬ceased, praying for an order of final settlement of said estate, and pray¬ing that his account as such executor be settled and allowed and that his acts and proceedings as such execu¬tor be approved; and praying that the court determine and adjudge who are the heirs, devisees and lega¬tees of said decedent, and order and direct the executor as to the dis¬bursement and distribution of the remaining assets and property of said estate; and that upon the filing of receipts evidencing the disburse¬ment and distribution of said re¬maining assets and property, that an order be made and entered closing said estate and discharging said executor and the sureties on his bond from all further duties and liabilities therein; and you are here¬by required to file your written defenses to said petition on or before the 22nd day of May, 1944, at ten o'clock, a. m. of said day, in said court, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. Dated at Topeka, Kansas, April 26 1944. W. W. HARVEY, Executor of the last will and tes¬tament and codicils thereto of Chettie A. Howard, deceased. 3t24
  		Obituary- Howard, Chettie 1 Rossville Reporter, April 23, 1942, page 8: Chettie A. Howard Chettie A. Stanley was born August 14, 1851, in South Shaftsbury, Vermont. Her parents were Joseph and Jane Fuller Stanley. She had a brother, Lansing, who died when a small child. She spent her childhood in Vermont.On October 1, 1869, she was married to D.W. Howard, of Shaftsbury, Vermont. Hearing of good opportunities in the West, Mr. Howard made several trips to Kansas to see for himself. In 1872 they decided to move to Kansas. They arrived in Rossville April 14, and went immediately to the site of the home where Mrs. Howard continued to live her lifetime.Mrs. Howard's cousins, the Martin Smith family, of which Cassius Smith is the only surviving member in the community, also came with them and settled on the farm adjoining them.Mrs. Howard was a member of the Baptist Church of Rossville, but transferred her membership to the Methodist Church when the services were discontinued in the Baptist Church. She was active in church organizations and the Literary Society. She also was a member of Amaryllis Chapter of Eastern Star, serving as Chaplain of that organization for many years. She also was a member of the Topeka Chapter of D.A.R."Aunt Chettie" as she was known to relatives and friends alike, was a very kind and thoughtful person, endearing herself to all who knew her in her quiet unassuming way. Many nieces and nephews made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Howard. The following lived with them a number of years: Olive Howard, Howard Moseley, Jed, Otis and Rufus Hoard; Mary Stiles, Lula Moseley Pendleton, David Stiles, John Cahill, Fern and Warren Pendleton. She has one cousin living, Frank Fuller of North Bennington, Vermont. She leaves many nieces and nephews of Mr. Howard's family.Aunt Chettie passed away April 16 following a sudden illness.Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, April 19, at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Church, with the Rev. Wright Horton, of Frankfort, Kansas officiating. He was assisted by Rev. C.P. Broadfoot.Music was furnished by a mixed quartette including Mrs. N.G. Moody, Mrs. C.P. Broadfoot, Mr. Moody and Kenneth Broadfoot, with Mrs. Irene Campbell, accompanist.Pallbearers were Messrs. Frank Page, C.E. Van Vleck, Guy Startup, C.E. Gresser, Morris Bond and Elmer Stewart.Burial was in the family lot in Rossville Cemetery.(followed by a list of 34 relatives left to mourn; followed by another list of 29 couples and singles who attended the services from out of town.)