Sophia Garretson Dayton

1910 - 2003  (92 years)

• Name	Sophia Garretson Dayton
  Born	3 Oct 1910	Geistown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 May 2003	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3307	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	George Garretson
  Mother	Laura Griffith Garretson
  Family ID	F1596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Gamaliel Dayton,   b. 22 Oct 1911, Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho ,   d. 3 Dec 1992, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1933	Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
  Children	+ 1. Charles Ronald Dayton,   b. 11 Aug 1934, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Jul 1983, Placentia, Orange County, California  (Age 48 years) + 2. Judith Kathleen (Kathy) Dayton Kovar + 3. Nancy Laurene Dayton Brooks,   b. 1935, Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Dec 2021  (Age 86 years) + 4. John Wade Dayton   5. Richard Lee Dayton   6. Daniel A (Dan) Dayton
  Documents		Anniversary- Dayton, Charles and Sophia Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Dayton Golden Anniversary Reception for Day ton Couple The children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Dayton, Rossville, will hold open house Sunday, September 25, 1983, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Rossville United Methodist Church in honor of their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Dayton were married in Cumberland, Md., September 23, 1933. Their six children are: C. Ronald Dayton, deceased; Nancy Brooks, Rossville; John Dayton, Overland Park; Dan A. Dayton, Wichita; J. Kathleen Kovar, Rossville; and Richard Dayton, Topeka. The couple has fifteen grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2022 18:01:31
  Family ID	F1593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Dayton, Sophia 1 Sophia Dayton Sophia Dayton, 92, died Thurs¬day, May 15, 2003, at a Topeka nursing home. She was born Oct. 3, 1910, at Geistown, Pa., the daughter of George and Laura Griffith Garretson. Mrs. Dayton was a former member of the Amaryllis Chapter 321 O.E.S. of Rossville. She was a graduate of Menninger Bible Study and a member of the Rossville Literary Club. She attended the Topeka Church of the Brethren and was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was a former member of the Rossville Methodist Church. She married Charles G. Dayton, Sept. 23, 1933, in Cumberland, Md. He died on Dec. 3, 1992. She also was preceded in death by a son, C. Ronald Dayton, in 1983. Survivors include two daugh¬ters, Nancy L. Brooks, Topeka, J. Kathleen Kovar, Rossville; three sons, Richard L. Dayton, John W. Dayton, both of Bella Vista, Ark., and Daniel A. Dayton, Overland Park; a brother, Walter Garretson, Newcastle, Pa.; 15 grandchil¬dren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Topeka Church of the Brethren. Inter¬ment will be at Rossville Ceme-tery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Church of the Brethren, 3201 N.W. Roches¬ter Road, Topeka, 66617; or Ross¬ville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 586, Rossville, 66533. Parker-Price Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Dayton, Sophia 2 Sophia Dayton Sophia Dayton, 92, Topeka, died in the early morning hours of Thurs¬day, May 15, 2003, at a Topeka nurs¬ing home. She was born October 3, 1910, in Geistown, PA, the daughter of George and Laura Griffith Garretson. She was a former member of the Amaryllis Chapter 321 O.E.S. of Rossville, a graduate of Menninger Bible Study, and the Rossville Lit¬erary Club. She was a member of the Topeka Church of the Brethren and was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was a former mem¬ber of the Rossville United Method-ist Church. On September 23, 1933, she married Charles G. Dayton in Cumberland, MD. He died December 3, 1992. She was also preceded in death by a son, C. Ronald Dayton in 1983. Surviving her are two daughters, Nancy L. Brooks, Topeka, and J. Kathleen Kovar, Rossville; three sons, John W. Dayton and Richard L. Dayton, both of Bella Vista, AR, and Daniel A. Dayton, Overland Park; a brother, Walter Garretson, New Castle, PA; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson. A memorial service was held at the Topeka Church of the Brethren at 10 a.m. Monday. Interment of cremains was in the Rossville Ceme¬tery. Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Church of the Brethren, 3201 NW Rochester Road, Topeka 66617; or to the Rossville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 586, Rossville 66533.