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Obituary of James Gernhart (1876-1980)

The son of Morton and Katherine Gernhart, James Nelson Gernhart was born on Nov. 20, 1876 at Little York, Ind. He moved to Hiawatha, Kan., at the age of 8, in 1884. He received his schooling in Hiawatha.

His father died in 1890. Two years later, Jim and his mother moved to Sherman County at which time his mother took out a homestead in Grant Township. Jim lived with his mother and farmed her land until 1897 at which time he took a homestead north of Ruleton. In 1908, he traded for a hardware store. After selling the store, he acted as assistant postmaster and managed his brother's general store. His mother kept house for him until she died in 1919.

In 1929, Jim bought a farm four miles north of Ruleton, selling it in 1943. He then moved to Burlington to live with his sister, Mrs. Anna Helton; she died in 1947.

All of his brothers and sisters preceded him in death; survivors include several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Gernhart died Sunday night at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital. He had been a resident of Burlington Rest Home for several years.

Services were held at 11 a.m. (MST), Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Sage and Smith Chapel in Goodland. Rev. Ben F. Parmer, evangelist of Burlington, officiated. Burial was in the Goodland Cemetery.

Casket bearers were all from Burlington: Cal Zimbelman, Bill Pangborn, Clarence Winslow, Shorty Monroe, John Wahl, Gene Pralle.

Honorary pall bearers were: Bill Pralle, Art Lange, Dr. C. R. Ross, Jim Knox, John Bryner, Rol Hudler, Harold Boland, Carol Fundingsland, Pete Schlichenmayer, Eldon Snowbarger.