Charles Edwin Cless

1871 - 1956  (85 years)

• Name	Charles Edwin Cless
  Nickname	Charley
  Born	13 Mar 1871	Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 1956	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	2 Jan 1957	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2855	Rossville
  Last Modified	10 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Martin Luther Cless,   b. 18 Jan 1848, Perry County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Mar 1925, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Shearer Cless,   b. 2 Mar 1851, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Jan 1918, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1869	Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois
  Family ID	F1197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Leota Abbott Cless,   b. 25 Jul 1872,   d. 26 May 1957, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1895
  Children	+ 1. Thelma May Cless Sigler   2. Archie R Cless   3. Clyde H Cless
  Documents		Anniversary- Cless, Charles and Catherine 1 Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Cless, Mrs. Thelma Sigler, Carol and Shirley, drove to Hutchinson Friday and returned home Tuesday, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cless. The week-end visit was in honor of the 49th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Cless which passed on Tuesday.
  		Anniversary- Cless, Charles and Catherine 2 Cless's 55th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Cless were remembered Monday, June 5th, with a card shower, helping them to quietly celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary.
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2017 11:02:37
  Family ID	F1689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Documents		Obituary- Cless, Charles 1 Charley Cless dies suddenly Charles E. Cless, 85, treasurer of the Rossville Township board and retired merchant, died Sunday night, Dec. 27, 1956, at his home in Rossville. He was born March 13, 1871, in Illinois and settled in Rossville 77 years ago. He operated a hardware and furniture store in Rossville for 50 years before he retired in 1941. He was a member of the Rossville Christian Church, financial secretary of the A.O.U.W. Lodge No.75 and was township treasurer. He did not run for re-election on the township board at the recent election. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine L. Cless, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. T. V. Sigler, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; two sons, Archie R. Cless, Denver, Colo., and Clyde H. Cless, Hutchinson; two brother, Walter Cless, Rossville, and Ralph S. Cless, Pueblo, Colo.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rossville Christian Church, with burial in Rossville Cemetery. Parker Mortuary of Topeka was in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Cless, Charles 2 (First Published in the Rossville Reporter, May 22, 1958) State of Kansas, Shawnee County, ss: IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SAID COUNTY AND STATE In the Matter of the Estates of CHARLES E. CLESS, Deceased, And CATHERINE CLESS, Deceased. No. 22889 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Kansas to All Persons Concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been field in said court by Clyde H. Cless, administrator of the above estates, praying for final settlement of said estates, approval of his accounts as administrator, allowance for his attorney’s fees, also that the court determine the heirs of said decedents and assign to them the real estate and personal property remaining in said estates, and you are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 13th day of June, 1958, at 10:00 o’clock A. M., of said day, in said court, in the City of Topeka, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. Clyde H. Cless, Administrator. D. M. Sparks, St. Marys, Kansas, Attorney for the Administrator.