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Velma Joan Schreiber Bottom

Female 1932 - 1988  (56 years)


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  • Name Velma Joan Schreiber Bottom 
    Born 13 Apr 1932  Jewell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Sep 1988  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Sep 1988  Soldier Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2249  Rossville
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2019 

    Father Leo Schreiber 
    Mother Grace Schoen Schreiber 
    Family ID F584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cecil Bottom 
    Married 4 Jun 1950  Netawaka, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Karla Bottom Peek
     2. Terry Bottom
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2019 22:35:11 
    Family ID F585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Apr 1932 - Jewell County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1988 - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Bottom, Velma
    Obituary- Bottom, Velma
    Velma Bottom
    Mrs. Velma Joan Bottom, 56, rural Soldier, died Thursday, September 1, 1988, at a Kansas City, Ks. medical center where she was admitted after she suffered severe burns in a pro-pane explosion July 28, 1988, at her home one and one-half miles west of Soldier.
    Authorities said she suffered burns over 90% of her body. She was showering when propane from a leak just outside the home's foundation seeped into the basement and ig¬nited when a sump pump started.
    She was treated at an Onaga hospi-tal before she was transferred to the medical center in Kansas City.
    Mrs. Bottom was a farm wife.
    She was born April 13, 1932, in Jewell County, the daughter of Leo and Grace Schoen Schreiber. She liv-ed in the Soldier area most of her life.
    Mrs. Bottom was a member of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, both in Soldier, and Ladies Auxiliary to Holton Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1367 at Holton.
    She was married to Cecil Bottom June 4, 1950, at Netawaka. He sur-vives.
    Other survivors include a daugh¬ter, Karla Peek, Soldier; a son, Terry Bottom, Soldier; a sister, Wilma Duchesneau, Soldier; a brother, Lawrence Schreiber, Soldier; and four grandchildren.
    Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Saturday in Soldier Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Kansas Medical Center Burn Unit in care of Denison State Bank, Holton, 66436. Mercer Funeral Home of Holton was in charge of arrangements.