Geneva Alice Keller Fairbanks

1929 - 2008  (78 years)

• Name	Geneva Alice Keller Fairbanks
  Born	28 Sep 1929	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 Mar 2008	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	31 Mar 2008	Body donated to University of Kansas Medical Center; St. Clere Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3486	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Lindsay Vance (Lynn, Lin) Keller,   b. 19 Dec 1890, Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Jan 1991, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Emma Mullinix Keller,   b. 12 Jun 1889, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Apr 1980, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1914	Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Photos		Photo- Lin Keller Family 1 ca. 1926-1927 Lin (Linn) Keller and Emma Keller Philip, Vernon, Wanda, Nioma (Naomi) On Recollections Kansas as RCL0767
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Mullinix, Emma-Keller, Lindsay Lindsay Keller and Emma Mulanax [sic Mullinix] were married in Holton, Wednesday.
  		Anniversary- Keller, Lin and Emma 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Keller of Delia were surprised Monday evening for their 49th wedding anniversary. Callers were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Keller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sumner and family, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Parr and family and Mrs. Chris Thompson.
  		Anniversary- Keller, Lin and Emma 2 Golden anniversary Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Keller, Delia, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary by holding open house Sunday, March 8, at their farm home north of Delia. Relatives and friends are invited to call between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m. The couple request no gifts. Hosts for the occasion will be the couple’s children: Philip W. Keller, John Vernon Keller, Mrs. Geneva Fairbanks, Mrs. Naomi Sumner, Delia, and Mrs. Wanda Parr, Rossville. They have 13 grandchildren. Mr. Lindsay Vance Keller and Miss Emma Mullinix drove from the Cross Creek district to Holton in a spring wagon, accompanied by Miss Gladys King and Mr. Levi Keller, and were united in marriage at the home of Rev. S. A. Fulton, Presbyterian pastor. They lived six years in the Cross Creek district, then moved to their farm at Delia, where they have lived 44 years.
  		Anniversary- Keller, Lin and Emma 3 Kellers Celebrate 60th Anniversary The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Lin and Emma Keller, gathered in their home in Rossville, Ks., to honor this couple on their 60th anniversary on Sunday, March 3. The family tree includes five children (pictured with their parents), thirteen grandchildren, and (to date) five great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Keller were married in Holton, Ks., on March 4, 1914. Their attendants were Mr. Levi Keller and Miss Gladys King (McDaniel). They spent most of their married life on their farm northeast of Delia until their retirement nearly six years ago. The family portrait L-R: Wanda Parr (Delia), Naomi Sumner, Geneva Fairbanks, Lin Keller, Emma Keller, and John Vernon Keller (all of Rossville), and Philip Keller (Topeka).
  Family ID	F1813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hugh Leo Fairbanks,   b. 23 Oct 1926, Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 23 Aug 2011, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1948	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Philip Douglas Fairbanks,   d. Jan 1952 + 2. Douglas Eugene Fairbanks   3. Cherrie Lynnaie Fairbanks DeBacker Argabright
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Fairbanks, Hugh and Geneva 1 Fairbanks to Celebrate Golden Anniversary Hugh and Geneva Keller Fairbanks, Rossville, were married June 18, 1948, in the chapel at the Methodist Church in Topeka. Before their marriage, Hugh served in the U.S. Navy and worked in various occupations, retiring as a Federal Livestock Inspector. Geneva was teaching when they met and later operated Geneva’s Town and Country Beauty Salon in Delia. She took an early retirement. They will celebrate Sunday, June 28. Their children Cherrie and Norman Argabright, Ida Grove, IA, and Douglas and Donola Fairbanks, Delia, will host a luncheon for their immediate family (21 in all) at the couple’s home in Rossville. The couple requests no gifts, but extends an invitation to you to join the family at the 11:00 a.m. service at the Rossville Christian Church, Rossville. You are also invited to “put on your old grey bonnet with the blue ribbons on it” and your dancing shoes and join them at the Kaw Valley Chapter of the Kansas Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers at the Rossville High School at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 5.
  		Anniversary- Fairbanks, Hugh and Geneva 2 With Love on your Golden Anniversary June 18, 1998 Doug and Donola Jeff, Holly, Trevor, Jacob and Derek Brad, Becky, Courtney and Carley Ryan, Melissa and Brooke
  		Anniversary- Fairbanks, Hugh and Geneva 3 THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1998, is one that Hugh and Geneva Fairbanks will treasure. It began on their 50th wedding anniversary June 18, when they had dinner out with friends. On Sunday, June 28, their immediate family and special guest, Sharon Salyer Meissner, Topeka, attended the 11 a.m. worship. Following worship, Pauline and Joe Conley and Barbara and Joe Driver emceed a short program with special songs and the presentation of the first copy of Hugh’s biography to him and each member of the family. Geneva spent three years writing it, with the assistance of the Drivers and Conleys. After family pictures were taken, the family had dinner waiting at home, catered by Puffy’s in Maple Hill. Later that afternoon, Geneva’s sister, Naomi Sumner, assisted her in buttoning the 30 buttons up the back of her wedding dress, which she wore. Hugh and Geneva’s family, L-R, front row — Trevor Wehner, Derek Wehner, Courtney Fairbanks, Carley Fairbanks, Venus (Geneva’s Seeing Eye Dog), and Jacob Wehner. Middle row — Holly Fairbanks Wehner, Becky Hildebrande, Danielle Tullos DeBacker, Hugh Fairbanks, Geneva Fairbanks, Cherrie Fairbanks Argabright, Donola Crow Fairbanks, Melissa Bird Fairbanks and Brooke Fairbanks. Back row — Jeffrey Wehner, Brad Fairbanks, Travis DeBacker, Jason DeBacker, Norman Argabright, Douglas Fairbanks and Ryan Fairbanks. Photo furnished
  Last Modified	2 May 2018 12:37:22
  Family ID	F3107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Fairbanks, Geneva 2 GENEVA ALICE FAIRBANKS Geneva Alice Fairbanks, 78, Topeka, died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Lexington Park Care Facility. She was born Sept. 28, 1929, near Delia, the daughter of Lindsay and Emma Mullinix Keller. Mrs. Fairbanks was an insulin dependent diabetic since the age of five, and lost her sight when she was 34. Geneva attended grade school at Neive School near Delia and graduated from Delia High School in 1946. She attended Washburn University and Kansas State College. Mrs. Fairbanks taught at High Prairie Grade School for one year. She graduated from Stewart’s Beauty Academy in Topeka in 1957, and operated Geneva’s Town and Country Beauty Salon in Delia. She had taught Sunday school for many years. Geneva authored four books: Diabetes, Tragedy or Triumph (her autobiography) and Precious Keller Memories, Books I and II and Hugh Fairbanks “This Is Your Life”. Mrs. Fairbanks was preceded in death by a son, Philip Douglas in January 1952, and by two brothers, Philip and John Vernon. She married Hugh Leo Fairbanks on June 18, 1948, in Topeka. They had lived in Emmett, Delia, Kansas City, Ozawkie, Sunflower, Kearney, Mo., Rossville and Topeka. He survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Douglas Eugene (Donola) Fairbanks, Delia; a daughter, Cherrie (Norm) Argabright, Ida Grove, Ia.; two sisters, Wanda Parr and Naomi Sumner, both of Topeka; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was served faithfully by her seeing eye dogs, Pinta, Wendy, Kim and Venus. Mrs. Fairbanks bequeathed her body to the University of Kansas for medical study. Memorial services were held Monday, March 31, at Rossville Christian Church. Inurnment will be at a later date at St. Clere Cemetery, Emmett. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, KS 66536.
  		Obituary- Fairbanks, Geneva 1 Geneva Alice Fairbanks Geneva Alice Fairbanks, 78, Topeka, died Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Lexington Park Care Facility. She was born September 28, 1929 near Delia, the daughter of Lindsay and Emma Mullinix Keller. Mrs. Fairbanks was an insulin dependent diabetic since the age of five, and lost her sight when she was 34. Geneva attended grade school at Neive School near Delia and graduated from Delia High School in 1946. She attended Washburn University and Kansas State College. Mrs. Fairbanks taught at High Prairie Grade School for one year. She graduated from Stewart's Beauty Academy in Topeka in 1957, and operated Geneva's Town and Country Beauty Salon in Delia. She had taught Sunday school for many years. Geneva authored four books: Diabetes, Tragedy or Triumph (her autobiography) and Precious Keller Memories books I and II and Hugh Fairbanks "This Is Your Life". Mrs. Fairbanks was preceded in death by a son, Philip Douglas in January 1952 and by two brothers, Philip and John Vernon Keller. She married Hugh Leo Fairbanks on June 18, 1948 in Topeka. They had lived in Emmett, Delia, Kansas City, Ozawkie, Sunflower, Kearney, MO, Rossville and Topeka. He survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Douglas Eugene (Donola) Fairbanks, Delia; a daughter Cherrie (Norm) Argabright, Ida Grove, IA; two sisters Wanda Parr and Naomi Sumner both of Topeka; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was served faithfully by her Seeing Eye dogs, Pinta, Wendy, Kim and Venus. Mrs. Fairbanks bequeathed her body to the University of Kansas for medical study. Memorial services will be at 6:30 P.M. Monday, March 31, 2008 at the Rossville Christian Church. Inurnment will be at a later date at St. Clere Cemetery, Emmett. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.