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Robert Davis Widdicombe
Jun 6, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: Bob and Ella lived on an eighty-acre farm in Sarpy County (south of Omaha) for forty-three plus years, moving to Ottawa in 1994 to be close to family. EDUCATION: Robert graduated from Vinton Elementary and North High School, Omaha, Nebraska, in 1940, and Cornell School for Restaurant Management. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: He operated the E. O. Furen...
Doris Elaine Hicks
Jun 6, 2004
Doris Elaine (Vail) Hicks, age 83, of Ottawa, Kan., died Sunday, June 6, 2004, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. . She was the daughter of the late Marion Vail and the late Blanche (Mills) Vail. She is also survived by her Three Daughters, Daughter-Earlene Rae Hicks of Ottawa, Kan. Daughter-Marcia Elaine Chapman of Wellsville, Kan. Goddaughter-Dianne Gann...
Frank William Hanson
Jun 4, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: Frank moved from Crawford County, Kansas to Ottawa in 1925. EDUCATION: He attended schools in Crawford County. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: Frank worked twenty-three years at Willis Nursery, ten and a half years as a janitor for USD 290 and also for Calvary Baptist Church for twenty years. MEMBERSHIPS: He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in...
Mary Schoonover
Jun 4, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She lived in Bonner Springs for thirty years, moving to Ottawa in 1973. EDUCATION: Mary graduated from (*) High School with the class of (*). OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: Mary was a lifelong homemaker and housewife. MEMBERSHIPS: She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church anf the Joly 60`s Club, both of Ottawa. MARRIAGE: On September 2,...
John Alvin Bacon, Iii
May 28, 2004
John Alvin Bacon, III, age 55, of Ottawa, Kan., died Friday, May 28, 2004, at V. A. Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He Served in the Unknown. He was the son of the late Dr. John Bacon, Jr. and the late Shirley (Ramey) Bacon. He is also survived by his wife Mary Ann (White) Bacon; One Daughter, Daughter-Sarah...
Alfred Mathias
May 24, 2004
USA OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: He was a lifelong farmer. He also worked at the Sunflower Ordinance Plant in DeSoto, during World War II. In the early 1950`s, he worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and, in the mid 1950`s, for Osburn`s Greenhouse in Ottawa. He was also employed as a machinist for Gulf & Western, now known as Ottawa...
James Michael Guge
May 24, 2004
James Michael `Mike` Guge, age 60, of Olathe, Kan., died Monday, May 24, 2004, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. A near lifelong Johnson County, Kansas resident, Mike lived in Olathe and Gardner. He had previously lived in Ottawa. Mike attended Ottawa schools. He was employed as a warehouseman for H. D. Lee Manufacturing in Ottawa for ten years....
Mary Lou Rodecap
May 21, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She lived in Franklin County, Kansas since 1987. She also lived in Burlingame, Kansas, fourteen years and, prior to Burlingame, followed her husband in the military. EDUCATION: Mary graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida, with the class of 1953. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: She worked for Josten`s American Yearbook, Topeka, in the Proof Department from the...
Priscilla Gale Fritts
May 20, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: She was a lifelong Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas resident. EDUCATION: Priscilla graduated from Ottawa High School with the class of 1962. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: She was a lifelong homemaker. In the mid 1960`s, she was employed as an operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone. MEMBERSHIPS: She was a member of Aerie Lodge #2700, Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary...
Jack Michael Beesley
May 17, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: He spent his young years in the Richter community and Pomona. From 1980 to 1990, he lived in Ft. Lauderdale, moving back to Pomona in 1990. In 1992, he moved to Gardner, and to Ottawa in 1997. EDUCATION: Mike graduated from Pomona High School with the class of 1973. OCCUPATION & BUSINESS: He was formerly employed by...
James Murle Mccloria
May 17, 2004
RESIDENCE HISTORY: James lived in Ottawa from 1921 until 1942, Wadsworth and Leavenworth 1945 until 1986, moving to Valley Falls in 1986. EDUCATION: James graduated from Ottawa High School. GOVERNMENT SERVICE: James served from September 26, 1942, until November 23, 1945, in the United States Army, during World War II, attaining the rank of Private and receiving the American...
Myrna Opal Johnson
May 8, 2004
Myrna Opal Johnson was born October 4, 1911, at Homewood, Kansas. She was the daughter of Clyde Earl and Jennie (Morris) Bethell. A lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident, Myrna made her home in the Greenwood community, Pomona, and Ottawa, until her death Saturday, May 8, 2004, at the age of ninety-two years. Myrna graduated from Appanoose High School with...
Deborah Elaine Grove
May 7, 2004
Deborah Elaine 'Debbie' Grove was born December 23, 1954, at San Antonio, Texas. She was the daughter of William T. and Laurel M. (Boggs) Hughes. Deborah lived in Denver, Colorado; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Omaha, Nebraska; Yuba City, Riverside, Sacramento, and Moreno Valley, California; Montgomery, Alabama; Tampa and Valrico Florida; Overland Park, Kansas; San Antonio, Houston, and Fort Worth, Texas; and...
Nadine Jeanette Gremminger
May 6, 2004
Nadine Jeanette Gremminger was born March 17, 1933, at Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Elbert and Zella (Carpenter) Mauck. From 1953 to 1964, Nadine lived in Kansas City and Shawnee, Kansas. In 1976, she moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home, until her death Thursday, May 6, 2004, at the age of...
Leslie Ray Mallory
May 5, 2004
Leslie Ray 'Buzz' Mallory was born April 20, 1919, at Homewood, Kansas. He was the son of John Leslie and Edith (Brown) Mallory. Since the age of six months, he lived in the same house in Williamsburg, in Franklin County, Kansas, until his death Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at the age of eighty-five years. He attended schools at '96'...
Daisy L Harris
May 4, 2004
Daisy Louise Harris was born May 14, 1941, at Humbolt, Kansas. She was the daughter of Mose F. and Anna A. (Swan) Burris. Daisy grew up in Iola, Kansas, living for a short time in Old Strawn, Kansas. In 1963, she moved to Williamsburg, in Franklin County, Kansas, where she made her home, until her death Tuesday, May 4,...
Betty June Walters
Apr 29, 2004
Betty June (Ritter) Walters, age 78, of Ottawa, Kan., died Thursday, April 29, 2004, at Village Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa, Kan. She was born October 14, 1925 at Table Grove, IL. She was the daughter of the late Harry Ritter and the late Susie (Moss) Ritter. She is also survived by her: One Daughter, Daughter-Kathy (Walters) Simmons of...
Carolyn S. Thomas
Apr 28, 2004
Carolyn S. Thomas was born August 30, 1948, at Boonville, Missouri. She was the daughter of Lester Leo and Leona (Buehler) Thomas. She lived in Glasgow, Missouri; Forest City, Missouri; Mayville, North Dakota; and Haysville, Kansas, prior to moving to Pomona in 1967 and Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas in 1973, where she made her home, until her death...
Frances Elizabeth Gregg
Apr 25, 2004
Frances Elizabeth Gregg was born September 3, 1914, at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of Jasper and Nettie (Hicks) Davies. She grew up in Princeton and moved to Ottawa, in Franklin County, Kansas in 1934, where she made her home, until her death Sunday, April 25, 2004, at the age of eighty-nine years. Frances graduated from Princeton High...
Annie Emma Hall
Apr 25, 2004
Annie Emma (Hall) Hall, age 87, of Ottawa, Kan., died Sunday, April 25, 2004, at Via Christi St. Josephs Hospital in Wichita, Kan. She was born on January 26, 1917 at Exmouth, Devonshire, England. She was the daughter of the late William Hall and the late Annie (Edwards) Hall. She is also survived by her One Daughter, Daughter-Janet E.D....
