Voran, Christian J. (1866-1946)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1946 Jul 25 p. 1

Birth date: 1866

text of obituary:

Pioneer Kingman County Minister Called Away in Death

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR REV. CHRISTIAN J. VORAN LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Kingman, Kansas. — Death removed from this community late last week Rev. Christian J. Voran, pioneer church leader, minister and farmer, who died at the Kingman Memorial Hospital after several years of ill health which came with the infirmities of old age. Rev. Voran, one of the few remaining members here who immigrated from Russia with the original settlers in 1874, was well up in the 80s.

While homesteading with his family in McPherson county for a number of years, he served briefly as an associate minister of the Hoffnungsau church there but later joined the group which moved to Kingman county and established the Bethany Mennonite church near Murdock in 1907. He was elder of this church until his retirement from the ministry in 1924. Besides his pastoral work, he was active also in various enterprises of the Western District and General conferences.

Funeral services held last Sunday afternoon were largely attended.

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