Obituary of John Smith Robertson, Neosho County, KSGenWeb Digital Library

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied materiel. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires approval of the file's author.
----------------------------------------------------

NEWSPAPER UNKNOWN, 19 January 1956

Obituary of JOHN SMITH ROBERTSON

John Smith Robertson, 65, died this morning at 12:20 at his home, 1215 W. Main, Neodesha, after an illness of five years. Death was attributed to heart trouble with complications.

He was born June 18, 1890, near Thayer, the son of John and Rose Ellen Williams Robertson. He married Eva L. Barham, April 25, 1917, at Chanute. He lived all his life in Kansas, moving to Neodesha March 1, 1942. His wife died Dec. 13, 1933.

On August 17, 1936, he married Loma Close at Fredonia, and she survives. Other survivors are two daughters, Mrs. P. E. Price and Mrs. Lois Sells, both of Claremore, Okla.; three grandchildren; a sister, Effie Robertson, Mound Valley, and a brother, Ralph Robertson, of Thayer. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Arthur Robertson.

Robertson was employed as stationary engineer for Consolidated Gas and Utilities Co., retiring Nov 25, 1950, because of ill health. He was a member of the Masonic lodge at Chanute, and their ritualistic work will be conducted at the graveside in Thayer cemetery. The funeral service will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Loran Fawcett Funeral Home with the Rev. John Stewart, of Neodesha Christian church, officiating.

Transcribed and Contributed by Susie Meyer

HOME PAGE for KANSAS STATE LIBRARY
An Extra special thanks to Blue Skyways, Home page for Kansas State Library, for donating space for the many KSGenWeb pages.

Page Design, HTML Coding and Layout - Copyright©2000-2008 by Kenneth Thomas, All Rights Reserved.
The KSGenWeb Project logo Copyright©1996-2008 by Tom & Carolyn Ward, All Rights Reserved.
For the limited use of the KSGenWeb Project. Permission is granted for use only on an Official KSGenWeb Project page.
Copyright for transcribed obituaries reside fully with the respective newspaper.