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Donald E DeGraff

Male 1920 - 1998  (78 years)


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  • Name Donald E DeGraff 
    Born 12 Jun 1920  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Dec 1998  Osage City, Osage County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Lincoln Cemetery, Lebo, Coffey County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Dora Belle Riggs DeGraff,   b. Jan 1874, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1934, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F1632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Verleen E Richards DeGraff 
    Married 20 Jul 1978  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Kimberly DeGraff Fellows
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2016 14:44:19 
    Family ID F1635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Dec 1998 - Osage City, Osage County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lincoln Cemetery, Lebo, Coffey County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- DeGraff, Donald
    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.