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1920 - 1998 (78 years)
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Name |
Donald E DeGraff |
Born |
12 Jun 1920 |
Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
12 Dec 1998 |
Osage City, Osage County, Kansas |
Buried |
Lincoln Cemetery, Lebo, Coffey County, Kansas |
Person ID |
I3338 |
Rossville |
Last Modified |
14 Dec 2019 |
Father |
Joseph F DeGraff, b. 12 Mar 1865, d. 25 Oct 1937, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 72 years) |
Mother |
Dora Belle Riggs DeGraff, b. Jan 1874, Kentucky , d. Jan 1934, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age ~ 60 years) |
Family ID |
F1632 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Documents |
| Obituary- DeGraff, Donald
Donald E. DeGraff
LEBO — Donald E. DeGraff, 78, Lebo, died Saturday, Dec. 12,1998, at a nursing center in Osage City.
He was born June 12, 1920, in Rossville, to Joseph A. and Dora B. Riggs DeGraff. He was a truck driver 25 years. He was supervisor of housekeeping at Topeka State Hospital before he retired in 1982. He lived in Topeka many years before he moved to Lebo in 1991.
He served in the Army from 1940 to 1945 including three years in the South Pacific during World War II.
He was a member of Lebo Post No. 323 of the American Legion.
He was married to Verleen E. Richards July 20, 1978, in Topeka. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Fellows, Auburn; a brother, Paul DeGraff, Dallas; a sister, Dorthea Overbay, Dallas; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A Fort Riley detail will conduct graveside services at 3 p.m. today at Lincoln Cemetery in Lebo.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lebo First Responders and sent in care of Jones Crable Funeral Home in Lebo.
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