Richard Dean Kelsey

1927 - 2000  (73 years)

• Name	Richard Dean Kelsey
  Nickname	Dick
  Born	27 Sep 1927	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Dec 2000	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4371	Rossville
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Scott Elijah Kelsey, Sr.,   b. 3 Jul 1899, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Apr 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Iva May Carothers Kelsey,   d. 22 Aug 1974
  Married	15 Sep 1919	Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri
  Documents		Anniversary- Kelsey, Scott and Iva Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. will be guests of honor at a reception Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Candlelight House in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The reception will be given by their sons and their families. Friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 4 p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Kelsey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kelsey, Rossville, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kelsey, Silver Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey were married Sept. 15, 1919 in Nevada, Mo., and have lived in Topeka over 50 years. Mr. Kelsey was engaged in farming in the Kaw Valley until his retirement. They have seven grandchildren.
  Family ID	F5955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Greta D Townsend Kelsey
  Married	19 Feb 1950	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Richard Melvin Kelsey,   b. 5 Jan 1954, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas + 2. Jeline Doris Kelsey Harclerode
  Documents		Anniversary- Kelsey, Richard and Greta Golden Celebration For Kelseys Dick Kelsey and Greta Townsend were married in the Oakland Christian Church in Topeka, February 19,1950. They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at Wanamaker Woods Nazarene Church, 3501 S.W. Wanamaker Road, Topeka, on Saturday, February 19, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. A brief program of introductions of family and wedding party, movie clip of the wedding, and a prayer will be at the beginning of the reception. Hosts will be their children and grandchildren—Jeline, John, Jonathan and Justin Harclerode, Emporia; and Rick and Darla Kelsey, Overland Park. Mr. Kelsey retired from fanning in 1992, and Mrs. Kelsey is a homemaker. They lived on their farm at Rossville from 1950 to 1996, at which time they moved to Topeka where they now reside. The couple requests no gifts, please.
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2017 16:00:48
  Family ID	F2980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Kelsey, Richard 1 Richard Kelsey Richard “Dick” Dean Kelsey, 73, Topeka, formerly of Rossville, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2000, at a Topeka hospital from heart disease. He was born September 27, 1927, in Topeka, the son of Scott E. and Iva M. Carothers Kelsey. Mr. Kelsey graduated from Topeka High School in 1945, and Kansas State University in 1950. Dick served as a cartographer in the U.S. Army. He was a lifelong farmer in partnership with his two brothers. Mr. Kelsey was a member of Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene, and a local licensed minister in the Church of the Nazarene. Richard was on the Board of Directors for Kaw Valley State Bank and Trust He was a member of Masonic Lodge #17 in Topeka since 1949, and served as its Master in 1965. He was the Grand Master of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas from 1972-1973. Mr. Kelsey was a member of Scottish Rite, Arab Shrine, and Sons of the American Revolution. He was appointed to the state Selective Service board by former Governor William Avery and also served on the Shawnee County Civil Service Board. He was past president of the Shawnee County Farm Bureau and served on the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service. While living in Rossville, he was also a certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church, 4-H Community leader, Lions Club member, and a member of the local school board. On February 19,1950, he married Greta D. Townsend, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter and her husband, Jeline and John Harclerode, Emporia; a son and his wife, Richard M. “Rick” and Darla Kelsey, Overland Park. He is also survived by two grandchildren—Jonathan and Justin Harclerode; and two brothers, Scott W. Kelsey, Rossville, and Sam Kelsey, Silver Lake. Visitation was Friday at the Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene, 3501 S. W. Wanamaker Road, Topeka, from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service was held in Mount Hope Cemetery, Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life Service at the Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene. Memorials may be made to the Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene, 3501 S.W. Wanamaker Road, Topeka 66614, or to the Shriners’ Hospitals for Children, c/o Arab Temple, 1305 South Kansas Ave., Topeka 66612. Penwell Gabel Mid-Town Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Kelsey, Richard 2 Richard Kelsey Richard Dean Kelsey, 73, formerly of Rossville, died Wednesday, Dec. 6,2000, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Kelsey farmed with his two brothers in the Rossville area. He also was a licensed minister with the Church of the Nazarene. He was born Sept. 27,1927, in Topeka, the son of Iva M. Carothers and Scott E. Kelsey. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1945, and from Kansas State University in 1950. Mr. Kelsey served on the board of directors of Kaw Valley State Bank and Trust. He was appointed to the State Selective Service Board by former Kansas Gov. William Avery, and he served on the Shawnee County Civil Service Board. He was past president of the Shawnee County Farm Bureau and a member of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. He had served on the Rossville School Board. Mr. Kelsey also was a 50-year member of Masonic Lodge No. 17, in Topeka, where he served as master in 1965. He was grand master of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas from 1972 to 1973. He was a member of Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene in Topeka, Scottish Rite, Arab Shrine, Sons of the American Revolution and Lion's Club. He was a certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church and a 4-H Community leader. He married Greta D. Townsend on Feb. 19, 1950, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Jeline Harclerode, Emporia; a son, Richard M. “Rick” Kelsey, Overland Park; two brothers, Scott W. Kelsey, Rossville, and Sam Kelsey, Silver Lake; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene in Topeka. Mr. Kelsey will lie in state from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel and after 6 p.m. today at the church, where visitation will be until 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene, 3501 S.W. Wanamaker Road, Topeka, 66614 or to the Shriners Hospitals for Children and sent in care of the Arab Temple, 1305 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, 66612.