Dr. Edgar S. Haworth was born in Hamilton County, Indiana on March 22,
    1880. He was the son of Stephen and Mary Ellen (Robbins) Haworth and the
    fourth son in a family of six children. He was a birth-right Quaker.
      After graduating from the Westfield High School in Indiana, he and one
    of his classmatesdecided to go to school at Friends University in Wichita.
    They managed to get by at odd jobs, janitor work and paper routes. After
    graduating from Friends University in 1904 Edgar went to the Kansas City
    Medical College which was affiliated with Kansas City University, and
    graduated in 1907.
      After graduation he was married in June to his college sweetheart, Ellen
    Humfeld, daughter of Reverand Herman S. Humfeld, a Methodist minister. Dr.
    Haworth practiced medicine in Colwich, Kansas and San Juan, Mexico. By
    this time their first child, Mildred, had arrived. They gave up their good
    practice and hoemstead in Mexico and returned to Kansas settling in Viola,
    Kansas. Here their son was born.
      After six years in Viola, Dr. Haworth decided to sell his drug store and
    move to Sharon, Kansas. Dr. John B. Morton of Nashville, Kansas, a former
    classmate, had told him of a small town not far away that needed a doctor.
    The friendly reception they received when interviewd encouraged them to
    locate in Sharon.
      In 1917 there was deep snow for a long period of time. Open Ford touring
    cars weren't very efficient in this situation and as there were no snow
    plows then to open roads, Dr. Haworth found a horse the best transportation
    for making calls in the country. He always carried with him wire fence pliers, 
    a staple puller, hammer and extra staples to make the most "direct route"
    to these calls.
      It was during htis practice at Sharon that several of the Sharon business
    men and Dr. Haworth conferred and finally came up with an idea in which the
    community could pay the doctor adequate money and at the same time give
    patients better service than they had before. It was a plan that would let
    each family pay a sum every six months in return for free medical service.
    They furnished an office which was to be in the west end of the drug store.
    Their organization was called "The Sharon Health Association." Their slogan
    was "Pay to keep well." Board members for the Health Association were: Otis
    Neal, owner of the Sharon Hardware, Fred Lieth, editor of the Sharon Valley
    Times, Fred Bauer, owner of the Sharon Cash Store and Robert Gadie, owner
    of the furniture store.
      This lasted until 1926 when Dr. Haworth took a post-graduation course and
    joined two former classmates in the Bitting building at Wichita.
      He worked long hours especially during WWII. He said taking care of things
    on the homefront was his contribution to the war. In 1946 he had a heart
    attack. He r4ecovered well but had to cut down on activities and take a long
    rest.
      Mrs. Haworth had a cerebral hemorhage in 1933. After several years in a
    wheelchair, she passed away April 24, 1936. On January 29, 1949, Dr. Haworth
    married Velma Pearl Floyd in Wichita. The two did considerable traveling. On
    January 9, 1959, while returning to Wichita from his farm at Benton, Kansas,
    he suffered a fatal heart attack.
      Son Kenneth works part time at Martinez Veterans Hospital as a psychiatrist
    and lives at Benicia, California.
      Daughter, Mildred married George A. London. She taught twenty-seven years
    in Wichita and Coffeyville. She and her husband reside at Coffeyville.
                 
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 222