Local relatives and friends have been informed of the tragic death of John S. Kreider, 20, son of Mr and Mrs. Roy L. Kreider, Abilene, Route 1, Kansas, by drowning last Friday while swimming in a pool at Manhattan, Kansas, where he was attending college.
He was an only grandson of the late Levi S. and Annie (Bomberger) Kreider who were residents of Lebanon County. Aside from his parents he leaves his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Snyder, Abilene, Kansas, and a number of uncles and aunts living in and around Lebanon. Funeral services were held on Monday in Abilene where burial took place.
Lebanon Daily News - Friday, March 26, 1948