Mrs. Ben Toepelt Dies At Doty
The death of Mrs. Leona May Toepelt, wife of Ben Toepelt, well known farmer, occurred yesterday at the family home near Doty. Mrs. Toepelt, who was 26 years of age, is survived by the widower; two sons, Truman and Marvin; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Fowler; two brothers Harry and Leonard Fowler; and a sister, Mrs. Beulah Moore, all of Doty. Another sister, Mrs. Katheryn Fletcher, lives at Yelm. Rev. Thompson will officiate at the funeral, which will be held at 1:30 p. m. next Sunday at the Pentecostal Mission, Doty. Burial in the Dryad cemetery will be directed by the Fissel Funeral Home of Chehalis.
Source: The Chehalis Bee-Nugget, 6 November 1931, front page. Microfilm available at Washington State Library, 6880 Capitol Boulevard South, Tumwater, WA. 98512
Transcribed by Kathryn Lester. She has no further information on this individual.