Siblings:
Walter Clay Haston (____ – 1907)*
Harry Haston (1887 – 1888)
William Dolph Haston (1883 – 1957)*
Jesse James Haston (1891 – 1946)*

*Calculated relationship

Children:
James Royal Harvey (____ – 1972)*
Myra Euleta Harvey / Cassidy / Harrison Barr (1911 – 1991)**Calculated relationship

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Parents:
Orville Ellsworth Harvey (____ – 1977)
Carrie Frances Baker Harvey (____ – 1951)

Sibling:
James Royal Harvey (____ – 1972)
Myra Euleta Harvey / Cassidy / Harrison Barr (1911 – 1991)*

*Calculated relationship

Family links:
Parents:
Benjamin Harrison (1891 – 1959)
Christena Groth Harrison (1892 – 1966)

Sibling:
Virginia Harrison Gibson (____ – 1999)*
Rodney Harrison (1918 – 2011)*Calculated relationship

STERLING – Joan E. Harper, 90, died Feb. 16, 2012, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 1, 1921, in Sterling, to Floyd and Marjorie Walton Miller. She graduated from Sterling High School in 1939. A lifetime resident of Sterling, having lived in Hutchinson since 2008, she was a homemaker and farm wife.
She belonged to the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Sunday School Teacher, Modern Pricilla Club, Mutual Benefits Club, all of Sterling, and the Ark Valley Sam’s Camping Club.

On Feb. 14, 1940, she married Delbert C. “Barney” Harper in Sterling. He survives. Other survivors include: daughter, Cynthia Chiles, Lakewood, Colo., and Celia Edward, Okatie, S.C.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; niece, Julie Neufeld, Newton; and a nephew, Fred Gilmore, Sterling.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Maxine Gilmore, and an infant granddaughter, Heather Ann Chiles.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2`1, 2012, at the United Methodist Church, Sterling, with the Rev. Marvin Ewertt presiding. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling. Memorials may be sent to the Sterling Library, United Methodist Church, or Rice Reno County Hospice, all in care of the funeral home.

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Spouse:
Debert C Harper (____ – 2012)*

*Calculated relationship

The deceased is survived by her father and sister Roberta of the home; a brother Leslie, of Newton; and sisters Mrs. Emmett Haran of Wichita, and Mrs. T. Marion Heter of Sterling.

Funeral Notice, Aug 1940, “The Sterling Bulletin” (Sterling, Rice Co., KS)

Attend Zimmerman Rites

Among the relatives and friends from out of town who attended the services for Miss Irene Zimmerman last Sunday, were Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Zimmerman of Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Zimmerman and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Zimmerman from Whitewater; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Zimmerman of Abbyville; Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Lewis of Frederick; Mr. and Mrs. George Leslie of Nickerson; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Leslie, Mrs. Nellie Stone, and Miss Ward, all of Hutchinson.

Obituary, Aug 1940, “The Sterling Bulletin” (Sterling, Rice Co., KS)

Irene Ethel Zimmerman

Irene Ethel Zimmerman was born April 14, 1906, in Huntsville township near Sterling, Kansas, of John S. and Pearl Zimmerman. She died at her home near Sterling, August 23, 1940, at the age of thirty-four years, four months, and nine days. Though her life was short it was full of service for the Lord and those near her heart.

She was baptized and became a member of the United Brethren church at an early age. Later her membership was transferred to the Mennonite church, Sterling, with the others of her family. There she was a willing worker and a loyal and faithful member. She was a devoted student of the Bible and spent many hours in meditation and reading of religious literature.

She was graduated from Nickerson high school and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Sterling College, after which she devoted her life to her home and family.

She was a member and officer of the Medford Farm Bureau and also of the Modern Priscilla Club.

The recent loss of her beloved mother left her broken hearted and she longed for the time when she could be with her again. The burden of her grief was too great for her to bear and she went to join her in the loving arms of her Savior.

Besides her father, she leaves to mourn her loss, a brother Leslie, of Newton; three sisters, Mrs. Emmett Haran of Wichita, Mrs. Marion Heter of Sterling, and Roberta of the home, and a host of relatives and friends.

Family links:
Parents:
John Samuel Zimmerman (1879 – 1971)
Pearl Agnes Leslie Zimmerman (1883 – 1940)

Siblings:
Irene Ethel Zimmerman (1906 – 1940)
John Leslie Zimmerman (1909 – 2000)*
Devera Lola Zimmerman Haran (1911 – 2008)*
Ardis Agnes Zimmerman Heter (1915 – 1988)*

*Calculated relationship

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