Obituary, Sunday Morning, June 24, 1925, Victoria, Texas - FRANK B. LANDER Laid To Rest Saturday - F. B. LANDER, 67(?), former banker of Victoria, died in Houston Saturday night at midnight after an illness of three weeks.
FRANK BLAIR LANDER was born at Clarksburg, Mo. April 20, 1866, the son of JAMES ALLEN LANDER, a native of Christian County, Ky. and NANNIE CARPENTER LANDER, a native of Syracuse, Mo., both deceased.
JAMES A. LANDER for many years was a banker and merchant of Missouri. He located at Yoakum, Texas, in 1893 and established a bank there. At the time of his death March 10, 1919, he was the oldest resident of Yoakum.
FRANK B. LANDER was reared in Clarksburg and after completing the public school course there he attended the Central Business College at Sedalia, Mo. Upon his return from college he was associated with his father in the banking business and in 1885 established the Farmers and Traders bank at California, Mo. He served as cashier of the bank until November 1896(?) when he came to Victoria and established the Farmers and Merchants bank of which he was the cashier until its absorption by the Victoria National back in December 1914, when he became vice president of the latter institution. A few years later he went to Wichita County to engage in the oil business and for the next eight years had lived in Houston.
Few men have attained the prominence and popularity that Mr. LANDER possessed in the commerical, political and civic affairs of Victoria. In addition to his leadership in financial circles, he was city treasurer, member of the City Counsel, a member of the commissions that framed the present city charter, president of the commerical club, chairman of the Citizens' Advisory Committee that directed the construction of the county's first gravel road system and a member of the committe that secured the extension of the Missouri Pacific Railway in Victoria. He was also a leader in waterway improvement projects and many other enterprises and at all times an outstanding figure because of his public spirit. He was noted for his liberality and his many acts of kindness and democratic disposition endeared him to the masses of people.
Mr. LANDER was married in Tipton, Mo. January 16, 1887, to Miss LELA MCVEAN, whose death occurred in Victoria April 1, 1905. Two daughters and three sons survive this union: Mrs. J. WELDER and OSCAR M. LANDER of this city. JACK W. LANDER and Mrs. C. T. ROWLAND of Houston and ALFRED A. LANDER of Dallas. Mr. LANDER was married a second time in San Antonio November 19, 1907, to Mrs. LILLIAN WINSTON DILLARD of Richmond, Texas, who survivies, together with a niece and nephew, Mrs. ROBERT MURPHY(?) and JAMES ESWARD WINSTON Jr. of Houston who made their home in the LANDER household. Mr. LANDER also leaves three brothers and four sisters. Mrs. J. M. HALLER of this city, WALTER LANDER of San Antonio, JAMES E. LANDER of Austin, THOS N. LANDER of Clarksburg, Mo., Mrs. N. G. HICKMAN and Mrs. G. F. TOOLEY of Kansas City and Mrs. G. F. STAPLETON of St. Louis. In addition eleven grandchildren survive.
The funeral took place in this city Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock from the residence of Mr. LANDER's daughter, Mrs. J. WELDER, and was under Masonic auspices. Dr. JOHN H. HUDSON of the First Presbytrian Church conducted the religious rites and burial was made in the Evergreen Cemetery. The pallbearers was W. E. FRANS, Dr. FRED H. SHIELDS, Judge BEN W. FLY, W. H. SMITH, Dr. J. H. TOLSON, and SAM FIMBEL Jr. The _____ was very largely attended and there was a great profusion of beautiful floral tributes. [Clipping courtesy Robert E. Clegg]
FRANK BLAIR LANDER was born at Clarksburg, Mo. April 20, 1866, the son of JAMES ALLEN LANDER, a native of Christian County, Ky. and NANNIE CARPENTER LANDER, a native of Syracuse, Mo., both deceased.
JAMES A. LANDER for many years was a banker and merchant of Missouri. He located at Yoakum, Texas, in 1893 and established a bank there. At the time of his death March 10, 1919, he was the oldest resident of Yoakum.
FRANK B. LANDER was reared in Clarksburg and after completing the public school course there he attended the Central Business College at Sedalia, Mo. Upon his return from college he was associated with his father in the banking business and in 1885 established the Farmers and Traders bank at California, Mo. He served as cashier of the bank until November 1896(?) when he came to Victoria and established the Farmers and Merchants bank of which he was the cashier until its absorption by the Victoria National back in December 1914, when he became vice president of the latter institution. A few years later he went to Wichita County to engage in the oil business and for the next eight years had lived in Houston.
Few men have attained the prominence and popularity that Mr. LANDER possessed in the commerical, political and civic affairs of Victoria. In addition to his leadership in financial circles, he was city treasurer, member of the City Counsel, a member of the commissions that framed the present city charter, president of the commerical club, chairman of the Citizens' Advisory Committee that directed the construction of the county's first gravel road system and a member of the committe that secured the extension of the Missouri Pacific Railway in Victoria. He was also a leader in waterway improvement projects and many other enterprises and at all times an outstanding figure because of his public spirit. He was noted for his liberality and his many acts of kindness and democratic disposition endeared him to the masses of people.
Mr. LANDER was married in Tipton, Mo. January 16, 1887, to Miss LELA MCVEAN, whose death occurred in Victoria April 1, 1905. Two daughters and three sons survive this union: Mrs. J. WELDER and OSCAR M. LANDER of this city. JACK W. LANDER and Mrs. C. T. ROWLAND of Houston and ALFRED A. LANDER of Dallas. Mr. LANDER was married a second time in San Antonio November 19, 1907, to Mrs. LILLIAN WINSTON DILLARD of Richmond, Texas, who survivies, together with a niece and nephew, Mrs. ROBERT MURPHY(?) and JAMES ESWARD WINSTON Jr. of Houston who made their home in the LANDER household. Mr. LANDER also leaves three brothers and four sisters. Mrs. J. M. HALLER of this city, WALTER LANDER of San Antonio, JAMES E. LANDER of Austin, THOS N. LANDER of Clarksburg, Mo., Mrs. N. G. HICKMAN and Mrs. G. F. TOOLEY of Kansas City and Mrs. G. F. STAPLETON of St. Louis. In addition eleven grandchildren survive.
The funeral took place in this city Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock from the residence of Mr. LANDER's daughter, Mrs. J. WELDER, and was under Masonic auspices. Dr. JOHN H. HUDSON of the First Presbytrian Church conducted the religious rites and burial was made in the Evergreen Cemetery. The pallbearers was W. E. FRANS, Dr. FRED H. SHIELDS, Judge BEN W. FLY, W. H. SMITH, Dr. J. H. TOLSON, and SAM FIMBEL Jr. The _____ was very largely attended and there was a great profusion of beautiful floral tributes. [Clipping courtesy Robert E. Clegg]
Obituary, Sunday Morning, June 24, 1925, Victoria, Texas - FRANK B. LANDER Laid To Rest Saturday - F. B. LANDER, 67(?), former banker of Victoria, died in Houston Saturday night at midnight after an illness of three weeks.
FRANK BLAIR LANDER was born at Clarksburg, Mo. April 20, 1866, the son of JAMES ALLEN LANDER, a native of Christian County, Ky. and NANNIE CARPENTER LANDER, a native of Syracuse, Mo., both deceased.
JAMES A. LANDER for many years was a banker and merchant of Missouri. He located at Yoakum, Texas, in 1893 and established a bank there. At the time of his death March 10, 1919, he was the oldest resident of Yoakum.
FRANK B. LANDER was reared in Clarksburg and after completing the public school course there he attended the Central Business College at Sedalia, Mo. Upon his return from college he was associated with his father in the banking business and in 1885 established the Farmers and Traders bank at California, Mo. He served as cashier of the bank until November 1896(?) when he came to Victoria and established the Farmers and Merchants bank of which he was the cashier until its absorption by the Victoria National back in December 1914, when he became vice president of the latter institution. A few years later he went to Wichita County to engage in the oil business and for the next eight years had lived in Houston.
Few men have attained the prominence and popularity that Mr. LANDER possessed in the commerical, political and civic affairs of Victoria. In addition to his leadership in financial circles, he was city treasurer, member of the City Counsel, a member of the commissions that framed the present city charter, president of the commerical club, chairman of the Citizens' Advisory Committee that directed the construction of the county's first gravel road system and a member of the committe that secured the extension of the Missouri Pacific Railway in Victoria. He was also a leader in waterway improvement projects and many other enterprises and at all times an outstanding figure because of his public spirit. He was noted for his liberality and his many acts of kindness and democratic disposition endeared him to the masses of people.
Mr. LANDER was married in Tipton, Mo. January 16, 1887, to Miss LELA MCVEAN, whose death occurred in Victoria April 1, 1905. Two daughters and three sons survive this union: Mrs. J. WELDER and OSCAR M. LANDER of this city. JACK W. LANDER and Mrs. C. T. ROWLAND of Houston and ALFRED A. LANDER of Dallas. Mr. LANDER was married a second time in San Antonio November 19, 1907, to Mrs. LILLIAN WINSTON DILLARD of Richmond, Texas, who survivies, together with a niece and nephew, Mrs. ROBERT MURPHY(?) and JAMES ESWARD WINSTON Jr. of Houston who made their home in the LANDER household. Mr. LANDER also leaves three brothers and four sisters. Mrs. J. M. HALLER of this city, WALTER LANDER of San Antonio, JAMES E. LANDER of Austin, THOS N. LANDER of Clarksburg, Mo., Mrs. N. G. HICKMAN and Mrs. G. F. TOOLEY of Kansas City and Mrs. G. F. STAPLETON of St. Louis. In addition eleven grandchildren survive.
The funeral took place in this city Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock from the residence of Mr. LANDER's daughter, Mrs. J. WELDER, and was under Masonic auspices. Dr. JOHN H. HUDSON of the First Presbytrian Church conducted the religious rites and burial was made in the Evergreen Cemetery. The pallbearers was W. E. FRANS, Dr. FRED H. SHIELDS, Judge BEN W. FLY, W. H. SMITH, Dr. J. H. TOLSON, and SAM FIMBEL Jr. The _____ was very largely attended and there was a great profusion of beautiful floral tributes. [Clipping courtesy Robert E. Clegg]
FRANK BLAIR LANDER was born at Clarksburg, Mo. April 20, 1866, the son of JAMES ALLEN LANDER, a native of Christian County, Ky. and NANNIE CARPENTER LANDER, a native of Syracuse, Mo., both deceased.
JAMES A. LANDER for many years was a banker and merchant of Missouri. He located at Yoakum, Texas, in 1893 and established a bank there. At the time of his death March 10, 1919, he was the oldest resident of Yoakum.
FRANK B. LANDER was reared in Clarksburg and after completing the public school course there he attended the Central Business College at Sedalia, Mo. Upon his return from college he was associated with his father in the banking business and in 1885 established the Farmers and Traders bank at California, Mo. He served as cashier of the bank until November 1896(?) when he came to Victoria and established the Farmers and Merchants bank of which he was the cashier until its absorption by the Victoria National back in December 1914, when he became vice president of the latter institution. A few years later he went to Wichita County to engage in the oil business and for the next eight years had lived in Houston.
Few men have attained the prominence and popularity that Mr. LANDER possessed in the commerical, political and civic affairs of Victoria. In addition to his leadership in financial circles, he was city treasurer, member of the City Counsel, a member of the commissions that framed the present city charter, president of the commerical club, chairman of the Citizens' Advisory Committee that directed the construction of the county's first gravel road system and a member of the committe that secured the extension of the Missouri Pacific Railway in Victoria. He was also a leader in waterway improvement projects and many other enterprises and at all times an outstanding figure because of his public spirit. He was noted for his liberality and his many acts of kindness and democratic disposition endeared him to the masses of people.
Mr. LANDER was married in Tipton, Mo. January 16, 1887, to Miss LELA MCVEAN, whose death occurred in Victoria April 1, 1905. Two daughters and three sons survive this union: Mrs. J. WELDER and OSCAR M. LANDER of this city. JACK W. LANDER and Mrs. C. T. ROWLAND of Houston and ALFRED A. LANDER of Dallas. Mr. LANDER was married a second time in San Antonio November 19, 1907, to Mrs. LILLIAN WINSTON DILLARD of Richmond, Texas, who survivies, together with a niece and nephew, Mrs. ROBERT MURPHY(?) and JAMES ESWARD WINSTON Jr. of Houston who made their home in the LANDER household. Mr. LANDER also leaves three brothers and four sisters. Mrs. J. M. HALLER of this city, WALTER LANDER of San Antonio, JAMES E. LANDER of Austin, THOS N. LANDER of Clarksburg, Mo., Mrs. N. G. HICKMAN and Mrs. G. F. TOOLEY of Kansas City and Mrs. G. F. STAPLETON of St. Louis. In addition eleven grandchildren survive.
The funeral took place in this city Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock from the residence of Mr. LANDER's daughter, Mrs. J. WELDER, and was under Masonic auspices. Dr. JOHN H. HUDSON of the First Presbytrian Church conducted the religious rites and burial was made in the Evergreen Cemetery. The pallbearers was W. E. FRANS, Dr. FRED H. SHIELDS, Judge BEN W. FLY, W. H. SMITH, Dr. J. H. TOLSON, and SAM FIMBEL Jr. The _____ was very largely attended and there was a great profusion of beautiful floral tributes. [Clipping courtesy Robert E. Clegg]
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