Henry Victor Buckingham Pickering Obituary

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Obituary written by his daughter

"Born: Orange Junction (now East Orange), NJ, April 8, 1870. Made his home in St. Louis with his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Pickering, since Mrs. Pickering passed away. The second son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Pickering; his parents came to the US from Liverpool, England, in 1869; returned to England in 1872; came back to the states in 1884, making their home in Junction City. Mr. Pickering was in the tent and awning business in Junction City for over 65 years. Surviving: Son Hugh S. Pickering, Sr (Dr); Daughter Mrs. William [Genevieve?] Holman, Little Rock, AK; Daughter Mrs. Joe [Maude] Scherlie, Elma, Washington; Grandson Hugh S. Pickering, Jr; Grandson William Holman; Sister Mrs. C. W. Tozier, San Francisco; Brother Frank, Junction City, KS [Apparently, these people were all living at the time of HVB's death in 1961]

Wife (deceased) Maude Kennedy, died 1944 (?) Brothers (deceased): Alfred and Edgar; Sisters (deceased): Florence (Mrs. George Tozier, Kansas City, MO); Maude (Mrs. David Tozier, Salina, Ks); Vera (Mrs. Lute Chase, Zeandale [no state]), also says this one is "twin of Mrs. C. W. Tozier, SF"; Eva (Mrs. Oscar Schlatter, Junction City, KS). Deceased children Henry killed in WWI in France; Jack (no information); Rosamond, died in childhood."


Kathy also writes: "I also found lots of pictures of HVB at a family reunion for his birthday, with Genevieve and Bill Holman, and Maude Scherlie, possibly with her husband, Joe. Of course, MY side of the family is all there, too."