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Lester L Eaken

Male 1907 - 1982  (74 years)


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  • Name Lester L Eaken 
    Born 28 May 1907  Elm Grove, Holt County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Jan 1982  Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Jan 1982  Prospect Hill Cemetery, Blue Rapids, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3172  Rossville
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2019 

    Father John M Eaken 
    Mother Ethel Marrs Eaken 
    Family ID F2185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Viola Stansberry Eaken 
    Married 19 Oct 1929  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Union Grove, MO according to his obit. But cannot verify that it is an actual place.
    Children 
     1. Helen Eaken Miller
     2. Geraldine Eaken Keefover
     3. Paul Eaken
    Documents
    Anniversary- Eaken, Lester and Viola
    Anniversary- Eaken, Lester and Viola
    Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Keefover and children of Rossville were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Eakin [sic Eaken] of Delia. Mrs. Keefover is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eakin and this was a birthday dinner in celebration of her 25th birthday. Other guests for this occasion were Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Gee and children Danny and Laurel Ann, and P. W. Davis of Delia.

    A reception was held Sunday evening at the Church of Christ after services in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Eakin’s 30th wedding anniversary. Refreshments were served to the 25 persons present.
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2019 01:40:08 
    Family ID F2186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Oct 1929 - Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Eaken, Lester
    Obituary- Eaken, Lester
    Lester L. Eaken
    BLUE RAPIDS — Lester L. Eaken, 74, Blue Rapids, died Friday at a Marysville hospital.
    He was born May 28, 1907, at Elm Grove, Mo., the son of John M. and Ethel Marrs Eaken. He lived in Rossville from 1950 until 1970 when he moved to Blue Rapids.
    Mr. Eaken was a machine operator for Jackson County and a member of First Baptist Church, Blue Rapids.
    He married Viola Stansberry Oct. 19, 1929, at Union Grove, Mo. She survives.
    Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Helen Miller, Blue Rapids, and Mrs. Geraldine Keefover, Great Bend; a son, Paul Eaken, Port Hueneme, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and five great¬grandchildren.
    Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Blue Rapids. Memorial contributions may be made to the church in care of Perry Funeral Home.