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George Alexander Yocum

Male 1896 - 1972  (75 years)


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  • Name George Alexander Yocum 
    Born 7 Sep 1896  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Jun 1972  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 23 Jun 1972  Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2974  Rossville
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2017 

    Father George Alexander Yocum, Sr.,   b. 24 Sep 1854, Perry County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1932, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Jackson Yocum,   b. May 1861,   d. 10 Aug 1944, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1878  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude M Heston Yocum,   b. 23 Feb 1898, Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1987, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. George A Yocum, Jr.
    +2. Clarence Nicholas (Nick) Yocum
    +3. Winifred L Yocum Besta Kerwin,   b. 19 Nov 1918, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 2011, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +4. Kathryn Marie Yocum Palmer,   b. 14 Apr 1920, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1995, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +5. Georgia Mae Yocum Forbes,   b. 3 Dec 1921, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1999  (Age 77 years)
     6. Helen Yocum Gooden
     7. Marguerite Yocum Petty
     8. Alice Yocum Miller Hoffsett
     9. Betty Lou Yocum Cameron Hatfield
    +10. Patricia Ann Yocum Shove,   b. 29 Apr 1932, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 2016, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2018 08:45:36 
    Family ID F3159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Jun 1972 - Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Yocum, George
    Obituary- Yocum, George
    George A. Yocum
    ST. MARYS—Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Marys United Methodist Church for George A. Yocum, 75, a lifetime resident of St. Marys. He was a retired plumber.

    Mr. Yocum died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born Sept. 7, 1896, at St. Marys and was a farmer until 1957 when he entered the plumbing business. He was a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church.

    Survivors include his widow, Gertrude Heston Yocum, of the home; two sons, George A. Yocum Jr., Kansas City, and Nick Yocum, St. Marys; eight daughters, Mrs. Winifred Kerwin, Delia, Mrs. Kathryn Palmer, Wakarusa, Mrs. Georgia Mae Forbes, Lake Stevens, Wash.; Mrs. Helen Gooden, 1506 Western, Topeka, Mrs. Marguerite Petty, Olathe, Mrs. Alice Miller, Kingsville, Mo., Mrs. Betty Lou Cameron, Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Patricia Shove, Silver Lake; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Shiebly, Landisburg, Pa., and Mrs. Pearl Barnes, Liberty, Mo.; 35 grandchildren, and 20 great- grandchildren.

    Prayer services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Verschelden Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys.

    A Memorial has been established with the St. Marys United Methodist Church.