James M Brian

1914 - 2001  (87 years)

• Name	James M Brian
  Born	4 Feb 1914	Arriba, Lincoln County, Colorado
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jul 2001	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Havensville Cemetery, Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2616	Rossville
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Benjamin B Brian
  Mother	Effie Norman Brian
  Family ID	F897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cornelia R Winfough Brian,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma ,   d. 29 Aug 2020, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1941	Beaver County, Oklahoma
  Children	1. James H Brian   2. Chris E Brian   3. L. Lanell Brian Nettles
  Last Modified	13 May 2016 16:02:51
  Family ID	F898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Brian, James 1 James M. Brian, 87, Rossville, died Sunday, July 22, 2001, at the Rossville Valley Manor. He was born Feb. 4, 1914, in Arriba, CO, the son of Benjamin B. and Effie Norman Brian. Mr. Brian had lived in the Rossville community since 1987. He grew up in Colorado and had lived in New Mexico before moving to Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during WWII. He moved to Kansas in 1948, first living in Havensville where he was a farmer and an electrician. He moved to Topeka where he lived for several years and moved to Meriden where he lived for 28 years. He had worked for Ed Marlings in Topeka and at Kansas State University. He was a maintenance supervisor at Perry State Park. In 1979 he retired from Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, both at Rossville. On Oct. 8, 1941, he was married to Cornelia R. Winfough at Beaver County, OK. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, James. H. Brian, Rossville, and Chris E. Brian, Topeka; a daughter, Lanell Nettles, Corpus Christi, TX; three brothers, Lawrence Brian, Arvada, CO., Evan Brian, Cortez, Co., and Wallace Brian, Loveland, Co.; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Tuesday at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville. A family visitation will be from 7 until 8 p.m. Mr. Brian's service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Rossville United Methodist Church in Rossville. Burial will be in the Havensville Cemetery at Havensville.
  		Obituary- Brian, James 2 James M. Brian ROSSVILLE—James M. Brian, 87, Rossville, died Sunday, July 22, 2001, at a Rossville nursing home. He was born Feb. 4, 1914, in Arriba, Colo., to Benjamin B. and Effie Norman Brian, He spent his early life in Colorado and lived in New Mexico before he moved to Oklahoma. He moved to Havensville in 1948 and was a farmer and electri¬cian. He then lived in Topeka for several years and then in Meriden for 28 years. He worked for Ed Marling stores in Topeka and for Kansas State Uni¬versity in Manhattan. He was a maintenance supervisor at Perry State Park and later worked at Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka before he retired in 1979. He lived in the Rossville community since 1987. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, both in Rossville. He married Cornelia R. Winfough on Oct. 8, 1941, in Beaver County, Okla. She survives. Other survivors include sons, James H. Brian, Rossville, and Chris E, Brian, Topeka; a daughter, Lanell Nettles, Corpus Christi, Texas; brothers, Lawrence Brian, Arvada, Colo., Evan Brian, Cortez, Colo., and Wallace Brian, Loveland, Colo.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Rossville. Burial will be in Havensville Cemetery. Mr. Brian will lie in state from.3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville, where visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church in Rossville, 66533.