Ratcliffe, Anne Lois (Leonard)

Name: Ratcliffe, Anne Lois (Leonard)
Burial Date: 2009, 06/05
Age at Death: 88
Plot Location: 964 H
Notes: divorced wife of  ? Ratcliffe

Died May 31, 2009, in Ft. Worth, TX

Birth: May 23, 1921
Saxman
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Death: May 31, 2009
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Texas, USA

Daughter of Glen and Easter (Baker) LeonardFamily links:
Parents:
Glenn Adelbert Leonard (1892 – 1971)
Easter Julia Baker Leonard (1896 – 1976)

Daughter : Becky Ratcliffe Green

Siblings:
Edwin S Leonard (1918 – 2005)*
Anne L. Leonard Ratcliffe (1921 – 2009)
Melvin Arthur Leonard (1923 – 1958)*
Leola Fern Leonard McFarland (1924 – 1968)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: KC Louthan
Record added: Jun 06, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37994587

 

Davidson, Elaine Anne (VanVeen) Jones

Name: Davidson, Elaine Anne (VanVeen) Jones
Burial Date: 2009, 05/28
Age at Death: 92
Plot Location: 944 F
Notes: wife of Galen Floyd Davidson, dw/Merwin E Jones

 

War: WW2          US Navy         WAVES 

Aviation Machinist's Mate turning over the engine of a SNJ-4 training plane

Birth: Jul. 4, 1916
Death: May 22, 2009

Age 92Family links:
Spouse:
Galen Floyd Davidson (1919 – 1968)
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 944 F
Created by: Lawcas
Record added: Feb 27, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 105901330

Oakley, Mary Kathryn (Blakely)

Name: Oakley, Mary Kathryn (Blakely)
Burial Date: 2009, 05/20
Age at Death: 85
Plot Location: 769 D
Notes: wife of Wesley D.

Mary Kathryn Oakley died May 17, 2009, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was 85, Born on Feb. 2,, 1924, she was the daughter of Cecil N. Blakely and Iva M. Rogers Blakely.  She was a graduate of Lyons High School and attended Salt City Business College in Hutchinson.

On Aug. 5, 1942, she married Wesley D. Oakley in Lyons. He survives. She was a member of Lyons First Christian Church.  She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. During her life, Mary worked for the Rice County District Court and Register of Deeds office and was an editor for Intertec Publishing in Overland Park. She was an avid amateur stamp collector. She and her husband relocated to Hutchinson 12 years ago.

Other survivors include children, Jan Oakley of Salina, Larry (Judy) Oakley of Wichita, and Barbara K. McKenzie(Oakley) of McLean, Va.; granddaughter, Kelly (Shawn) Alexander of Clay Center; great-grandsons, Brian and Layne Patrick of Marquette; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends, She was preceded in death by her parents and younger sister, Shirley.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. on May 20, 2009.

 

Birth: Feb. 2, 1924
Kansas, USA
Death: May 17, 2009
Hutchinson
Reno County
Kansas, USA

Family links:
Parents:
Cecil N Blakely (1901 – 1994)
Iva Myrtle Rogers Blakely Holdren (1901 – 1986)

Siblings:
Mary Kathryn Blakely Oakley (1924 – 2009)
Shirley Maxine Blakely (1927 – 2007)*
John N. Blakely (1943 – 1994)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: KC Louthan
Record added: May 27, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37587240

Thompson, Vaughn LeRoy

Name: Thompson, Vaughn LeRoy
Burial Date: 2009, 05/13
Age at Death: 75
Plot Location: 1058 E Cremains
Notes: husband of Carolyn Frances (Becker)

U.S. Navy  
War: Korean War

Birth: Sep. 16, 1933
Death: May 9, 2009

STERLING, Kan. — Vaughn L. Thompson, 75, died Saturday (May 9, 2009) at his home in Sterling.He was born Sept. 16, 1933, in Big Springs to Jacob R. and Delphia (Dunning) Thompson.He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. On April 15, 1953, he married Carolyn Becker. They lived in Cambridge, before moving to Sterling. He was a tool pusher for Sterling Drilling Company until his retirement.He was a member of the American Legion of Sterling and the VFW in Lyons, Kan.He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Deanna Jo Thompson; grandson, Justin Lewis; and son-in-law, Lenn Lewis.Survivors include his wife, Carolyn of Sterling; two sons, Kenneth Thompson of Sterling and Keith Thompson and Tammy Lackey of Westcliffe, Colo.; four daughters, Karen Lewis of Phoenix, Ariz., Judy Mousel and husband, Mike of Cambridge, Dixie Ernst and husband, Dan of Lincoln and Lois Thompson of Hutchinson, Kan.; brother, Kenneth Thompson of Memphis, Tenn.; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be Wednesday, 4 p.m., at Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling with the Rev. J. Douglas Neumann officiating. Burial will be in the Sterling Community Cemetery.Memorials may be given to the Rice/Reno County Hospice or Sterling Public Library.Birzer Funeral Home of Sterling is in charge of arrangements.
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: Kenneth D. Bogard
Record added: May 12, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37030668

Reed, Margaret Elizabeth (Nichol)

Name: Reed, Margaret Elizabeth (Nichol)
Burial Date: 2009, 04/29
Age at Death: 91
Plot Location: 927 E
Notes: wife of Robert Maurice Reed, Sr.

 

STERLING, KS – age 91, passed away April 25, 2009, at Hutchinson, Ks. She was born July 25, 1917, in rural Republic County. She was a longtime Sterling resident formerly of Topeka. She was a retired Elementary School Teacher having taught in Sterling and Topeka. She married Maurice Reed on June 14, 1940, at Sterling, Kansas. Survivors: Husband, Maurice of the home; Son, Donald R. Reed, wife Linda, Sterling: Daughter-in-law, Ginger Reed, Sterling; 6 Grandchildren; 10 Great-Grandchildren. Services: 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at Reformed Presbyterian Church, Sterling with Rev. Robert McFarland officiating. Burial: Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling, Ks. Memorial: Sterling College or Reformed Presbyterian Church in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, Ks.
Published in Topeka Capital-Journal on Apr. 28, 2009

– See more at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cjonline/obituary.aspx?n=margaret-e-reed&pid=126637838#sthash.29mPC0mj.dpuf

Parents:
Ralph L. Nichol (1883 – 1951)
Mary Elizabeth Miller Nichol (1882 – 1939)

Children:
Marilyn Kay Reed (1942 – 1942)*
Robert Maurice Reed, Jr. (1944 – 2004)*

Sibling:
Mary E. Nichol (____ – 1915)*
Margaret Elizabeth Nichol Reed (1917 – 2009)

*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: Leon Barton
Record added: Feb 13, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 65607080

 

 

McGraw, Shirley Joan (Franklin) Blanton Wing

Name: McGraw, Shirley Joan (Franklin) Blanton Wing
Burial Date: 2009, 04/24
Age at Death: 53
Plot Location: 1203 D
Notes: wife of Daniel E,  dw/Calvin G. Blanton/Calvin Wing

Birth: Jul. 25, 1955
Hutchinson
Reno County
Kansas, USA
Death: Apr. 21, 2009
Hutchinson
Reno County
Kansas, USA
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
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Created by: KC Louthan
Record added: Apr 25, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36336965

Daniel McGraw Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Elliott Mortuary & Crematory – Hutchinson on Apr. 23, 2022.
Daniel Edwin McGraw, 68, died April 17, 2022, at his home. He was born November 18, 1953, in Pratt, to Anthony D. “Tony” and Janice L. (Northrop) McGraw.
Daniel graduated from Partridge High School in 1971. He owned his own business, Freedom Lawn Care, for many years. Daniel was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping, fishing, and skydiving. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.
On July 24, 1976, Daniel married Saengduan Meechaicum. They later divorced. On August 2, 1991, he married Shirley J. Franklin, in Hutchinson. She died April 21, 2009.
Dan is survived by: his children, Anthony McGraw of Wichita, Kimberly Guerrero of Hutchinson; grandchildren, Alice McGraw, Siynatee McQueen, Greyson Guerrero, Antonio Guerrero; siblings, David McGraw (Beverly) of Florida, Ginger Shumpert of Wichita; and many extended family members.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; brother, Tony McGraw; and sister, Colleen Millett.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Elliott Chapel. Friends may sign his memorial book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday, with the family present to receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary.

Risley, Lorena Adel (Propes)

Name: Risley, Lorena Adel (Propes)
Burial Date: 2008, 10/11
Age at Death: 96
Plot Location: 116 E Cremains
Notes: Divorced wife of Gene Phillip Risley

Died 2008, 01/10 Waukesha, WI

Robert Propes, Lorena Propes

Lorena A Propes and her father, Robert Propes.

Birth
Death 10 Jan 2008 (aged 95)
Burial

Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, US

Mrs. Ada A. Shuler, 59, interested in the mercantile business at Nickerson and St. John died at a local hospital Saturday evening. The funeral services will be held at Nickerson tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Burial will be in the Mitchell cemetery. Mrs. Shuler was born Jan. 14 1878, at Shenandoah, Va., and came with her parents as a baby to Reno county that year. Her father was Thomas Jefferson Davis, a railroad contractor. The Davis, Propes and Shuler families came to Reno county from Virginia at the same time. She was married to M. B. Shuler on March 4, 1894 and they made their home on a farm a mile and a half southwest of the Mitchell church. Later they moved to Nickerson. A son, Thomas Shuler, was born to this union, and since the death ot the husband and father has been identified with his mother in the Shuler stores. She was active in the Mitchell church and the community life there and later in Nickerson civic affairs.

In 1912 after Lorena’s mother died in childbirth,  Mr. and Mrs Shuler took into their home Lorena Propes when she was 11 days old and reared as their daughter.  Lorena’s father, Robert Propes died she was 6 yrs. old. Besides the son and. foster daughter the survivors are two brothers, Thomas Davis of Nickerson and Benjamin Davis, Ponca City Okls; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Pritchard, Santa Rosa, Calif., and grandson. Hesa 78.

Birth: Dec. 16, 1912
Death: Jan. 10, 2008

Family links:
Parents:
Robert Propes (____ – 1918)
Emily Phebe Avery Propes (1888 – 1912)

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
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Created by: Joe Gibbens
Record added: Dec 04, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45104101

Nichols, Marion Edward

Name: Nichols, Marion Edward
Burial Date: 2008, 08/19
Age at Death: 77
Plot Location: 577 H
Notes: Husband of Meredith Viola(Long)

Birth: Nov. 15, 1930   Death: Aug. 16, 2008
age 77

Family links:
Spouse:
Meredith V Long Nichols (1929 – 2001)*

*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 577 H
Created by: Lawcas
Record added: Apr 08, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 108059570

Brown, Gail Evan

Name: Brown, Gail Evan
Burial Date: 2008, 07/23
Age at Death: 70
Plot Location: 1206 A
Notes: husband of Maria Jesus (Solis),  Wilma E (Nerran) Lees and Mercedes F (Felicelda)

U.S. Navy  War: Vietnam War

Birth: Dec. 12, 1937     Death: Jul. 19, 2008
Gail Evan Brown died Jul 19, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Dec 12, 1937, in Kansas City, the son of Henry Allen and Inez Leota Stanley Brown.

He was a United States Navy veteran and retired from the maintenance department of the Hutchinson Hospital.

He married Maria Jesus Solis. She died Feb 29, 1968. He then married Wilma E. Lees. She died Dec 20, 1988. He then married Mercedes F. Felicelda on Aug 19, 1991, in Manila, Philippines. She survives.

Other survivors include: four sons, Christopher Brown and his wife Sarah, Hutchinson, James Brown and his wife Daisy, Camarillo, Calif., Calvin Brown and his wife Lynette, Reeds Springs, MO, and Scott Lees, Wichita; four daughters, Monica Frye and her husband James, Hutchinson, Diana Cook, Waynoka, OK, Cristina Stockton, Hutchinson, and Lori Hood, Sharpesville, IN; a brother, Allen Brown, Kansas City, MO; three sisters, Beverly Davis, Bonnie Arnold, and Shirley Hardesty, all of Great Bend; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, John Lees, and a brother, Stanley E. Brown.

Funeral was at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Hutchinson, with the Rev. John Pierce presiding. Graveside service was held at Sterling Community Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by the United States Navy Honor Guard.

Family links:
Parents:
Henry Allen Brown (1905 – 1965)
Inez Leota Stanley Brown (1905 – 2001)

Sibling:
Gail Evan Brown (1937 – 2008)
Stanley Earl Brown (1941 – 2001)*

*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
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Created by: Joe Gibbens
Record added: Dec 04, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45103979

Neumann, Jason Derek

Name: Neumann, Jason Derek
Burial Date: 2008, 07/11
Age at Death: 31
Plot Location: 1132 C
Notes: 1st husband of Catrisse Nicole (Orr) Alvord

Died in WIchita, KS

Obituary

7/6/2008
 Jason Derek Neumann, a loving and devoted husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend was taken to Heaven on July 6, 2008. He was 31 years old. Jason was born on November 11, 1976, in Neodesha, Kansas. He moved with his family to Sterling, Kansas, in 1986. He accepted Jesus as his Savior when he was eight years old and always had a heart for friends and family that he knew needed Jesus.
Jason attended and graduated from Sterling High School.
Jason is survived by his wife, Catrisse of Sterling; father and mother, Dough and Connie Neumann of Sterling; sisters Barb Meitler and husband Ron of Smith Center; Staci Fullbright and husband Larry of Sterling; Karla Boeken and husband Travis of Sterling; grandmother, Maxine Neuman of Kankakee, Illinois.
Jason was employed at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility at the time of his death. He was employed at the facility for nine years. He enjoyed the last friendships he developed with colleagues while working at the prison.
On June 2, 2007, Jason married his sweetheart Catrisse (Orr) Neuman in Sterling.
Jason was preceded in death by “Gramps and Granny” Stace and Elsie Peet; and Grandpa Denzil Neumann.
Funeral services will be July 11, 10 a.m. at Culbertson Auditorium on the Sterling College Campus with Rev. J. Douglas Neumann and Jerry Piatt officiating. Memorials may be given to the Sterling High School Vocational Educational Department in care of Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling.
[I believe that there are a couple of pieces of this obit which are missing.]
Lyons Daily News (5/28/1990)
Services for Michael J. Booker, grandson of Lula Booker of Sterling and former residents Raymond and Juanita Burkhart of Hutchinson, will take place at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Crossroads Christian Church in Hutchinson. The Rev. Wayne A. Pittman will officiate, and burial will be in the Sterling Community Cemetery.
The Hutchinson Community college student, 18, died Monday in St. Joseph Medical Center, Wichita, of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.
Born Jun 6, 1971, in Sterling, he graduated from Buhler High School in 1989. He was a United States Marine Corps Reservist and a member of Crossroads Christian Church.
Additional survivors are his father and stepmother, Jim and Pat Booker of Olathe; his mother, Valerie Book of Hutchinson; a brother, Jason B. Booker of Hutchinson; a stepbrother and stepsister, Jevon and Camille Carlson of Olathe; and a great-grandmother Elsie Burkhart of Arkansas City.
A memorial fund has been started for the Buhler High Football Program. Johnson and Sons Mortuary of Hutchinson is in charge of arrangements.
It was way too quiet on Thanksgiving without you. It shouldn’t be this way! Missing you so much. Mom
mom
Added: Nov. 26, 2011
No mom around anywhere could have such a caring, dedicated, special son as you, Jason. I miss you with every breath I breathe! You will always be my “baby boy”.
mom
Added: Sep. 1, 2011

Birth: Nov. 11, 1976
Death: Jul. 6, 2008
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Maintained by: Staci Fulbright
Originally Created by: Joe Gibbens
Record added: Dec 04, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45104078

Wyatt, William Matthew ‘Bill’

Name: Wyatt, William Matthew ‘Bill’
Burial Date: 2009, 03/26
Age at Death: 78
Plot Location: 603 E Cremains
Notes: husband of Frances Louise(Willey)

Died Scottsdale, AZ 12/16/2008
War: Korean War  

Wyatt, William Matthew

78, of Scottsdale, AZ, passed away December 16, 2008. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3 at Scottsdale Bible Church Chapel, 7901 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Scottsdale Bible Church or the Arizona Humane Society. Arrangements by Messinger Indian School Mortuary.

Published in The Arizona Republic on Dec. 28, 2008

Served in Korean War

 

 

 

Wilcox, Floyd Eugene

Name: Wilcox, Floyd Eugene
Burial Date: 2009, 01/24
Age at Death: 71
Plot Location: 650 F Cremains
Notes: husband of Jo Ellen (Savage)

Died Truth or Consequences, NM 12/13/2003

Floyd Eugene Wilcox was born on September 4, 1932, in Guide Rock, Nebraska, his father, Lyvene, was 30 and his mother, Mabel, was 28. He married JoEllen Savage on September 22, 1951, in Sterling, Kansas. They had two children during their marriage. He died on December 12, 2003, in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, at the age of 71, and was buried in Sterling, Kansas.

Birth: Sep. 4, 1932
Bostwick
Nuckolls County
Nebraska, USA
Death: Dec. 13, 2003
Truth or Consequences
Sierra County
New Mexico, USA

Floyd E. Wilcox, 71 and a resident of Truth or Consquences, NM since 1993, passed away at his home on December 13, 2003. Floyd was born in Bostwick, NE on September 4, 1932 to Lyvene and Mable (Hoins) Wilcox. He was a retired Supervisor for Contel Telephone; an avid golfer, a member of the Methodist Church and former Elder and Sunday School Teacher, was Volunteer Fireman and former Fire Chief; and a 4-H leader.
Floyd is survived by his wife of 52 years, JoEllen Wilcox of the family home (they were married, September 22, 1951); by two daughters, Veronica Sue & husband, Eric Lynch of Capitan, NM; Roxann Key of Hutchinson, KS; a brother, Myron & wife, Eleanor Wilcox of TorC, NM; 4 grandchildren, William Eugene Henke, Casey Jo Henke, Sarah Marie Key, Matthew Key; and by 1 great grandchild, Levi James Neighbors. He was preceded in death by his parents and by a sister, Doris Dilion.
Arrangements are by French Mortuary & Cremation Services, Inc.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, December 18, 2003; pg. 3

 

Family links:
Parents:
Lyvene B. Wilcox (1901 – 1933)
Mabel Fern Hoins Wilcox (1903 – 1992)

Spouse:
JoEllen Wilcox (1933 – 2009)*

Sibling:
Doris Ruth Wilcox Dillon (1924 – 1994)*
Floyd E Wilcox (1932 – 2003)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: Joe Gibbens
Record added: Dec 04, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45104126

 

Timmons, Grace Lorene (Stone)

Name: Timmons, Grace Lorene (Stone)
Burial Date: 2009, 04/17
Age at Death: 92
Plot Location: 403 1/2 B
Notes: Wife of Glenn Harold

Birth: Mar. 10, 1917
Salt Creek
Reno County
Kansas, USA
Death: Apr. 13, 2009
Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson,
Kansas, USA

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Published April 15, 2009 – Chanute, Kansas

Grace Lorene Timmons, 92, South Hutchinson, Kansas, and formerly of Thayer, KS, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Mennonite Manor in South Hutchinson, Kansas.

She was born March 10, 1917, in Sterling, Kansas, to Archie and Asenath (Hinshaw) Stone.

She graduated from Sterling High School in 1935.

She taught school in Stafford and Rice Counties and was a member of Living Waters Evangelical Free Church.

She married Glen H. Timmons on May 28, 1940, in Hays, Kansas. He died on Aug. 3, 1999.

Survivors include six children, Glenda Johnson, Sebring, FL, Dr. Garold Timmons, Tyler, TX, Kenneth Timmons, Indian Trail, NC, Becky Smith, Muskegon, MI, Anita Martin, Blackwell, OK, and Archie Timmons, South Hutchinson, KS; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.

Graveside funeral will be at Sterling Community Cemetery under the direction of Birzer Funeral Homes & Granite Memorials, Sterling, KS. A memorial service will be held at Mennonite Manor Chapel in South Hutchinson, KS.

Contributions to Sterling College may be made in care of the funeral home.
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Family links:
Spouse:
Glenn Harold Timmons (1912 – 1999)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Maintained by: Sarah Ferguson
Originally Created by: TiogaRose
Record added: Apr 15, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 35897071

Mahoney, Josephine Elizabeth (Koblitz)

Name: Mahoney, Josephine Elizabeth (Koblitz)
Burial Date: 2009, 03/14
Age at Death: 93
Plot Location: 1042 G
Notes: Divorced wife of Logan Martin Mahoney

Birth: Sep. 6, 1915

Death: Mar. 11, 2009
Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: Joe Gibbens
Record added: Dec 04, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45104066

Robbins, Raytia Pearl (Ware)

Name: Robbins, Raytia Pearl (Ware)
Burial Date: 2009, 02/12
Age at Death: 94
Plot Location: 946 E
Notes: wife of John Sydney

 

Birth: Jul. 24, 1914 Lyons, Kansas
Death: Feb. 8, 2009  Hutchinson, Kansas

Family links:
Spouse:
John Sydney Robbins (1915 – 2001)*

Children:
Bob Robbins (1941 – 2012)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Created by: Bertha Avery-Hood
Record added: Feb 14, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33845050