LeOra Mae Hayes Wyker

1913 - 2002  (88 years)

• Name	LeOra Mae Hayes Wyker
  Born	15 Nov 1913	Cherryvale, Montgomery County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Jan 2002	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Belvue, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3023	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Bert D Hayes,   b. 25 Oct 1884, Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kansas ,   d. 15 May 1974, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Bessie G Page Hayes,   b. 27 Feb 1886, Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Apr 1973, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri  (Age 87 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1908	Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Page, Bessie-Hayes, Bert Bert Hayes and Miss Bessie Page were united in marriage at the home of Mrs. Josie Allen Wednesday September 16, 1t 9 a.m. Rev. Walker performed the ceremony in the presence of a few friends and relatives. The happy couple left on a wedding tour in Oklahoma on the morning train. The groom is the youngest son of W.J. Hayes and wife of a popular young farmer. The bride has spent most of her time in the past few years as compositor on the Record, as central girl and as assistant postmaster. [from Concordia Empire, Thursday, September 24, 1908]
  		Anniversary- Hayes, Bert and Bessie 3 Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hayes were honored with a basket dinner Sunday by members of the Christian Church in honor of their 59th wedding anniversary.
  		Anniversary- Hayes, Bert and Bessie 1 Mr. & Mrs. B. Hayes honored at surprise celebration On Sunday afternoon, September 14, the members of the Rossville Christian Church and a number of visitors honored Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hayes with a surprise celebration of the Hayes’ 50th wedding anniversary. The festivities began with a fellowship basket dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Vance Crawford. Following this, the honored couple opened their many beautiful gifts. A mixed quartet sang, “Under His Wings” and “The Old Rugged Cross” to provide special music for the occasion. To complete the program, Mrs. Millicent Renwan read her own adaptation of “This is Your Life.” addressed, of course, to Bert and Bessie Hayes. Herb Trimble acted as master of ceremonies. Relatives present for the celebration were Mrs. Nora Lowry, sister of Mr. Hayes, and her son Hayes Lowry of Abilene, Kansas; Bernice Kalcher, Junction City; the three daughters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wyker and Pam of St. Marys, Mrs. Pauline Henderson, Carrollton, Mo., and Mrs. Audrey Gelsinger and two sons of Overland Park, Kansas. Other out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Art Buchmeier, Topeka, Betty Willis and Bobbie, Topeka, Mrs. U. L. Trenton, Enid, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barney, Hoyt, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Rogers, Dover.
  		Anniversary- Hayes, Bert and Bessie 2 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Nidiffer, Nancy Jo, James and Billy Hayes of Snyder, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Henderson of Carrollton, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gelsinger, Roger and Steven of Overland Sark. Kansas; and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wyker and Pam of St. Marys, Kansas, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hayes. The occasion was a special surprise celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes’ golden wedding anniversary. Although the date doesn’t fall until September 16 and their sons, Glenn of Phoenix and Lowell of Tucson, Arizona, couldn’t be with them, the four daughters presented them with a lovely gold-trimmed wedding cake and took pictures of the couple in the 1958 fashion.
  Family ID	F2851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chester Wyker,   d. 1967
  Married	27 May 1955	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	LeOra's obituary says they were married in 1954.
  Documents		Marriage- Hayes, LeOra-Wyker, Charles HAYES - WYKER Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hayes announce the marriage of their daughter, Le Ora Mae to Mr. Chester Wyker of St. Marys, Kansas, on May 27th at the Christian Church at 8:00 o’clock in the evening. Fred W. Paxton of the Oakland Christian Church of Topeka officiated. Mrs. Audrey Gelsinger of Kansas City, sister of the bride, acted as matron of honor and her husband, J. J. Gelsinger, attended the groom. A few friends and close relatives were in attendance. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a light blue, street length dress with white accessories. Her flowers were pink carnations. A reception was held in the church Sunday School room after the ceremony. Miss Nellie Countryman and Mrs. Gelsinger served the wedding cake and a fruit punch.
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2017 12:51:24
  Family ID	F1425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 15 Nov 1913 - Cherryvale, Montgomery County, Kansas Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Belvue, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Wyker, Leora 1 Leora Mae Wyker ST. MARYS — Leora Mae Wyker, 88, St. Marys, died Saturday, Jan. 26,2002, at a St. Marys nursing home. She was born Nov. 15,1913, in Cherryvale, to Bert and Bessie Paige Hayes, and lived in St. Marys many years. She was a hairdresser and owned and operated a beauty shop in St. Marys 60 years before she retired. She was a member of the Christian Church, in Rossville, and active in the United Methodist Church, in St. Marys. She was a member of Loyal Chapter No. 176 of Order of Eastern Star, in Silver Lake, and the auxiliary to Hoy-Heim Post No. 178 of the American Legion 34 years, in St. Marys. She married Chester Wyker in 1954. He died in 1967. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Pamela Pace, St. Marys; a brother, Lowell Hayes, in Colorado; two sisters, Pauline Henderson, Carrollton, Mo., and Bernita Niddiffer, Pampa, Texas; and three stepgrandsons. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Cemetery south of Belvue. Mrs. Wyker will lie in state from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys, where the auxiliary to Hoy-Heim Post No. 178 of the American Legion will conduct a service at 7 p.m. and visitation will follow until 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Marys Manor, Heart of America Hospice or the organization of the donor’s choice.
  		Obituary- Wyker, Leora 2 LeOra M. Hayes Wyker LeOra Mae Hayes Wyker, 88, died Saturday, January 26, 2002, at the St. Marys Manor. She was born November 15, 1913, in Cherryvale, the daughter of Bert and Bessie Paige Hayes. LeOra and her family moved to the Rossville community where she attended both grade and high school. After a beauty apprenticeship, she opened a beauty shop in St. Marys, retiring after 60 years of hair care. LeOra lived in St. Marys for many years. She was a member of the Rossville Christian Church, and was active in the United Methodist Church in St. Marys. She was a member of [tive] in the United Methodist Church in St. Marys. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Loyal Chapter No. 176 in Silver Lake, and. was a member of the American Legion Hoy Heim Auxiliary Unit 178 for 34 years in St. Marys. In 1954, she married Chester Wyker. He died in 1967. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Glen Hayes; and a sister, Audrey Gelsinger. Surviving her are a stepdaughter, Pamela Pace, St. Marys; a brother, Lowell Hayes, in Colorado; two sisters, Pauline Henderson, Carrollton, MO, and Bernita Niddiffer, Pampa, TX; three grandsons; six nephews and three nieces. A graveside service was at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday (this morning) in the Greenwood Cemetery south of Belvue. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery, Belvue. A family visitation at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home was Monday evening from 7:00 to 8:00. The American Legion Hoy Heim Auxiliary Unit 178 and Loyal Chapter No. 176 conducted memorial services at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Marys Manor, Heart of America Hospice, or the charity of the donor’s choice and sent in care of the funeral home, 714 Maple, St. Marys 66536.