Homer Charles Colter

1913 - 1985  (71 years)

• Name	Homer Charles Colter
  Born	2 May 1913
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Apr 1985	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	18 Apr 1985	Rochester Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2229	Rossville
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Nelson Colter
  Mother	Goldie Bell Lister Colter Harden,   b. 27 Feb 1899, Keene, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Dec 1980, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Velma E Startup Colter,   b. 24 Oct 1920, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Dec 2006, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1937	Marysville, Nodaway County, Missouri
  Children	1. Barbara Ann Colter Fletchall Hesting,   b. 15 Mar 1941   2. Charles Homer Colter
  Documents		Marriage- Startup, Velma-Colter, Homer Startup-Colter Mr. Homer Colter and Miss Velma Startup were married, Monday, at Marysville, Mo. The only attendants were Mr. and Mrs. O. McAnery, a cousin of the groom. The bride was tastefully dressed in navy blue silk crepe, trimmed with lace. She is the daughter of Mrs. Albert Besta of Rossville. The groom is the son of Mrs. O.H. Harden of this city. After a short honeymoon trip they will make their home on the M. Pierrepont Ranch near Marysville, Mo.
  		Anniversary- Colter, Homer and Velma Honored on 25th wedding nnniversary A surprise pot luck dinner was held Sunday, April 1, at the West Lake Shelter House in Topeka for the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Colter. After the dinner, cake and ice cream were served. The cake was decorated with pink and white roses with silver leaves and topped with a 25 year ornament. It was baked by Mrs. Colter’s sister, Mrs. Walter Brazzle. The gathering was a real surprise for the Colters. About 125 attended. Those attending from Wamego were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Breymeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Norman May and Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Al Besta, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brazzle and family.
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2019 22:46:38
  Family ID	F576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 18 Apr 1985 - Rochester Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Colter, Homer 1 Homer Charles Colter Homer Charles Colter, 71, 135 Van Buren, was dead on arrival Monday, April 15, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Colter had been in the tire business 26 years, and was employed by the City of Topeka six years before he retired. He was born May 2, 1913, the son of Charles Nelson and Goldie Lister Colter. He lived in Rossville before he moved to Topeka in 1943. He was a member of the National Camping and Hiking Association. He was married to Velma E. Startup April 5, 1937. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Charles Homer Colter, Topeka; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Ann Fletchall, Topeka; four brothers, Orval Harden, Topeka, Ovie Harden, Silver Lake, Bob Harden, Rossville, and Wilbur Harden, Jacksonville, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Loretta Murray and Mrs. Marcella Wunder, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Lola Patton, Escondido, Calif.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be in Rochester Cemetery. Mr. Colter will lie in state at the mortuary after 10 a.m. today.
  		Obituary- Colter, Homer 2 HOMER CHARLES COLTER Homer Charles Colter, 71, of 135 Van Buren was D.O.A. at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, Monday, April 15, 1985. He [was] born May 2, 1913 at Bedford, Kansas the son of Charles Nelson Colter and Goldie Lister Colter Harden. Mr. Colter had lived in Rossville before moving to Topeka in 1943. He had been in the tire business for 26 years and then worked for the City of Topeka for 6 years until he retired. Mr. Colter was a member of the National Campers and Hikers Association. He was married to Velma E. Startup on April 5, 1937. She survives at home. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son: Charles Homer Colter of Topeka; a daughter: Mrs. Barbara Ann Fletchall of Topeka; 4 Brothers: Orval Harden of Topeka; Ovie Harden of Silver Lake; Bob Harden of Rossville; Wilbur Harden of Jacksonville, Fla.; 3 sister: Mrs. Loretta Murray of Topeka; Mrs. Lola Patton of Escondido, Calif.; Mrs. Marcella Wunder of Topeka; 5 grandchildren and 5 Great Grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Parker-Price Chapel with Rev. Thomas D. Kinnan, officiating. Interment will be in Rochester Cemetery, [Topeka].