Wendell Austin Moyer

1918 - 1997  (79 years)

• Name	Wendell Austin Moyer
  Nickname	Mo
  Born	3 Feb 1918	Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Jun 1997	Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Buried	Sunset Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5176	Rossville
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Willard Austin Moyer,   b. 1882,   d. 19 Dec 1955  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Alice Mae Berry Moyer,   b. 21 Oct 1884,   d. 3 May 1960  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F4000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances A Crumbaker Moyer
  Married	5 Oct 1941	Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Children	1. Marlene Kay Moyer Glasscock   2. Cheryl Ann Moyer Matthews
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2018 08:52:42
  Family ID	F6723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Feb 1918 - Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas Married - 5 Oct 1941 - Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas Died - 30 Jun 1997 - Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Moyer, Wendell Wendell Austin ‘Mo’ Moyer MANHATTAN Wendell Austin "Mo" Moyer, 79, Manhattan, died Monday, June 30,1997, at his home. Mr. Moyer served 40 years in extension service and was best known for his contributions to the swine industry in Kansas. Mr. Moyer was the author of many articles and a column in the state pork producers publication. He also furnished agricultural reports for newspapers and radio programs. He was honored in 1973 with the Kansas Pork Producers Council Award for his support of the swine industry. Mr. Moyer also claimed the Kansas Agricultural County Agents Award in 1980 and the American Society of Animal Science Award in 1981. The Kansas Pork Producers headquarters in Manhattan was named the Wendell A. Moyer Office Building in 1979. Mr. Moyer served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was born Feb. 3,1918, in Manhattan, the son of Willard Austin Moyer and Alice Mae Barry Moyer. He was reared on a farm north of Manhattan. He was graduated from Manhattan High School in 1936 and earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a master's degree in animal husbandry in 1955, both at Kansas State University. Mr. Moyer was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Elks Club, Manhattan Country Club, Pearce-Keller Post No. 17 of the American Legion, Lafayette Lodge No. 16 AF&AM and the Manhattan Shrine Club, all in Manhattan. He was married to Frances A. Crumbaker on Oct. 5, 1941, in Manhattan. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters. Marlene Kay Glasscock, Manhattan, and Cheryl Ann Matthews, Olathe; two brothers, Earl B. Moyer, Manhattan, and Harry Moyer, Rossville, two sisters, Pauline Brown, Seal Beach, Calif., and Dorothy Marks, Topeka; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan. Burial with Masonic committal services will be at Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home in Manhattan. Memorial contributions may be made in the Wendell A. Moyer Memorial at the Kansas State University Foundation, or to Homecare and Hospice of Manhattan and sent in care of the funeral home.