Thomas I Gideon

1920 - 1996  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas I Gideon
  Born	20 Jan 1920	Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Mar 1996	Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Buried	19 Mar 1996	Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3566	Rossville
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Oscar Gideon
  Mother	Mary Blanche Isnogle Gideon
  Family ID	F3340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ramona E Klein Gideon,   b. 25 Jun 1921, Bigelow, Marshall County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Dec 2005, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1940	Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas
  Children	1. Donna Gideon Brockish   2. Thomas L Gideon   3. Marvin W Gideon
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2019 22:34:35
  Family ID	F3344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 19 Mar 1996 - Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Gideon, Thomas 1 Thomas I. Gideon Thomas "Tom" I. Gideon, 76, St. Marys, was killed Friday, March 15, 1996, south of St. Marys in Wabaunsee County when a tree fell on him while he was clearing trees with a bulldozer. He was born January 20, 1920, in Emmett, the son of Oscar and Mary Blanche Isnogle Gideon. He spent his early life in the Emmett community and attended Emmett schools. He was a farmer, and then lived in Topeka a year before he moved to St. Marys in 1946. He established Gideon Rock and Dirt Contractors, was a heavy equipment operator and did excavation work. He was married to Ramona Klein October 19, 1940, in Marysville. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Thomas L. Gideon, Rossville, and Marvin W. Gideon, St. Marys; a daughter, Donna Brockish, St. Marys; a brother, Garland R. Gideon, Paxico; two sisters, Maureen Whaley, Paxico, and Barbara Luna, Topeka; and four grandchildren. Relatives and friends met from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. His fu¬neral service was at 10:00 Tuesday (this morning) at the St. Marys United Methodist Church. Interment was in Valley View Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Thomas I. Gideon Memorial Fund, yet to be designated, and sent in care of the funeral home. Accident Claims Life of Tom Gideon Thomas “Tom” I. Gideon, St Marys, was clearing trees with his bulldozer Friday, March 15, when a huge tree fell on him, killing him. Gideon was working just south of the river in Wabaunsee County, when the accident occurred about 3:00 in the afternoon. Street and utility crews from St Marys assisted in the removal of the tree; medical and law enforcement personnel from St. Marys, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee Counties, responded to the emergency call to give assistance where needed. Mr. Gideon’s obituary is printed on page 2.
  		Obituary- Gideon, Thomas 2 Thomas I. Gideon ST. MARYS — Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church here for Thomas I. Gideon, 76, St. Marys, who was killed Friday, March 15, 1996, south of St. Marys in Wabaunsee County when a tree fell on him while he was clearing trees with a bulldozer. He was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Emmett, the son of Oscar and Mary Blanche Is nogle Gideon. He spent his early life in the Emmett community and attended Emmett schools. He was a farmer and then lived in Topeka a year before he moved to St. Marys in 1946. He established Gideon Rock and Dirt Contractors and was a heavy equipment operator and did excava¬tion work. He was married to Ramona Klein Oct. 19, 1940, in Marysville. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Thomas L. Gideon, Rossville, and Marvin W. Gideon, St. Marys; a daughter, Donna Brockish, St. Marys; a brother, Garland R. Gideon, Paxico; two sisters, Maureen Whaley, Paxico, and Barbara Luna, Topeka; and four grandchildren. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery in St. Marys. Mr. Gideon will lie in state after 3 p.m. today at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Thomas I. Gideon Memorial Fund yet to be designated and sent in care of the funeral home.