Arnold L Gideon

1937 - 2020  (83 years)

• Name	Arnold L Gideon
  Born	15 Feb 1937	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 2020	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	12 Dec 2020	Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I14056	Rossville
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Garland R Gideon,   b. 22 Sep 1910, Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 19 May 2000, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Viola Frances Kovar Gideon,   b. 19 Aug 1915, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Jul 1998, Paxico, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1936	Utica, Seward County, Nebraska
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Kovar, Viola-Gideon, Garland KOVAR—GIDEON Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kovar announce the marriage of their daughter Viola to Mr. Garland Gideon of Emmett. The wedding was quietly solemnized Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p. m. at the Severns home in Utica, Nebr. The ceremony was read by Rev. Louis T. Kovar, a brother of the bride, now pastor of Utica, Presbyterian church. The bride was both lovely and attractive in a formal white gown with matching accessories and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Mrs. Gideon grew to womanhood in the vicinity of Rossville and Delia, and the groom is a prosperous farmer and grew to manhood in the vicinity of Emmett. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gideon. Mr. and Mrs. Gideon left for a three weeks honeymoon trip to the Ozarks, Texas, Gulf of Mexico and Old Mexico. After their return they will reside on a farm near Emmett A 6 o’clock, wedding dinner was served the newlyweds at the Louis Kovar home in Utica, Neb.
  		Anniversary- Gideon, Garland and Viola 1 Gideons to celebrate 40th anniversary A 40th wedding anniversary reception will honor Mr. and Mrs. Garland Gideon, Paxico, Sunday, March 7 in their home. Friends and relatives are invited to call from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts will be their children, Arnold Gideon and Mrs. Dianne Dick and their families.
  		Anniversary- Gideon, Garland and Viola 2 Gideons Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Garland Gideon, Paxico, will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a reception to be given by their children and grandchildren from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 1986, in the fellowship hall of the Community Church in Maple Hill. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gideon, Paxico; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dick, Rossville, and their families. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Garland and Viola ask only for the gift of your presence. Garland Gideon and Viola Kovar were married March 3, 1936, at Hastings, Nebr. by Viola’s brother, the Rev. Louis J. Kovar. They have lived at Paxico since 1943. Garland and Viola have six grandchildren and a great-grandson.
  		Anniversary- Gideon, Garland and Viola 3 Viola and Garland Gideon Garland and Viola Gideon, rural Paxico, will observe their 60th wedding anniversary March 3. Garland R. Gideon and Viola Kovar were married March 3, 1936, in Utica, Neb. They are the parents of Arnold L. and De Ann Gideon of Paxico and Dianne and Wayne G. Dick of Rossville. They have six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Gideon is retired from farming and raised broadbreasted bronze turkeys and registered Hereford cattle. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge in Alma and Scottish Rite Bodies in Topeka. Mrs. Gideon is a homemaker and was active in Wabaunsee County Extension Service home demonstration units. Both were active in 4-H Club work with youth. They are members of Loyal Chapter of Order of Eastern Star in Silver Lake.
  Family ID	F3143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DeAnn Sump Gideon
  Married	22 Oct 1961	Randolph, Riley County, Kansas
  Children	1. Shawn Gideon   2. Jackie Gideon Maike   3. Dean Gideon
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022 14:05:50
  Family ID	F8700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 12 Dec 2020 - Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Gideon, Arnold Arnold Gideon Passes Away Maple Hill—Arnold L. Gideon, 83, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus, Topeka. He was born February 15, 1937, on a farm north of Delia, to Garland and Viola Kovar Gideon. He was raised in the Maple Hill Community and graduated from Maple Hill High School in 1955. Arnold served in the Army National Guard. Arnold was a farmer and was a fourth-generation breeder of registered horned Herefords. In 1947 at the age of 10 he became a charter member of the Maple Hill Hustlers 4-H Club, where he showed his Hereford cattle. He owned and operated Gideon Pallet Manufacturing. Arnold & DeAnn developed and operated Potagold Cattery, which became the largest commercial breeder of registered cats in the nation. These breeds included Persians, Birmans, Burmese & Abyssinians, which they showed as well as shipped all over the U.S. He was a member of the Kansas Cat Club Association in Manhattan. Arnold enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; he was never one to rush them out and always said, “Come again soon and stay longer.”. He also enjoyed Chevy performance cars and watching the wildlife that came to feed in the front yard. Arnold always loved going to auctions. In later years, his interest was focused on Victorian furniture. He and DeAnn enjoyed dancing and square-dancing. Arnold was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons, Garen Gideon, and Jordan Maike. On the 22nd day of October 1961, Arnold and DeAnn Sump were united in marriage at the Fancy Creek Zion EUB Church. She survives at home. Other survivors include his children, Shawn (Renee) Gideon, Paxico, Jackie (John) Maike, San Antonio, TX, and Dean (Sarah) Gideon, Maple Hill; a sister, Dianne (Wayne) Dick, Rossville; five grandchildren, Shanee` (Tyrel) Askren, Johnaka (Zane) McCosker, Hunter (Stephanie) Maike, Gentry Gideon, and Lora Larison; seven great-grandchildren, Emmett and Meora McCosker, Ralynn and Maelee Askren, Barrett, Briley, and Huntley Maike; and many nieces and nephews. Graveside funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the Maple Hill (Old Stone Church) Cemetery, Maple Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Garen Gideon Memorial Scholarship fund or the Wabaunsee County Fair Association and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.