Max E Lemon, Sr.

1924 - 2004  (80 years)

• Name	Max E Lemon
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	11 Mar 1924	Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 2004	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5577	Rossville
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	James Harrison Lemon,   b. 1884,   d. 1963  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Ulvesta Cusic Lemon,   b. 1886,   d. 1943  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F6391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LaWanda Mildfeldt Lemon
  Children	1. Max E Lemon, Jr.   2. Margarette Lemon
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2018 14:02:12
  Family ID	F6392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Mar 1924 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Buried - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Lemon, Max Max E. Lemon Sr. Max E. Lemon, Sr., Topeka, died Monday, June 21,2004, at his home. He was born March 11, 1924, the son of James H. “Harry” and Ulvesta Cusic Lemon on a farm near Maple Hill. Max was one of 14 children. He was raised in Maple Hill area. He attended Maple Hill Grade School and Maple Hill High School. He worked at the grain elevator in Maple Hill while going to high school. After graduation, Max worked at the John Morrell Packing Plant in Topeka. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He was discharged in 1946, following World War II. Max was a pilot in the service. Mr. Lemon had worked at Jersey Ice Cream Co., Capital Electric, R.B. Steveson, and Dechand Roofing and Supply Co. before he went into business for himself. He owned and operated Lemon Heating and Air Conditioning in Topeka for more than 50 years. Mr. Lemon was baptized the catholic church at St. Rose of Lima Church in Santa Rosa N.M. He joined Holy Name Church in 1946. He was confirmed at St. Joseph Church in 1965. Max had been a member of the Knight's Of Columbus. He was a volunteer at Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center and also at Topeka State Hospital. He was a webelo's leader and assistant Boy Scout leader in the Boy Scouts of America in 1983. He married his wife, LaWanda Mildfeldt, on Jan. 4, 1974, in Topeka. LaWanda survives at their home. Other survivors include a son, Max E. Lemon Jr., Maple Hill; a daughter, Margarette Lemon, Topeka; a brother, Buss Lemon, Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Larina Moses, Topeka; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Old Stone Church at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Kan. Military honors and interment will follow in the cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., following the rosary. Contributions may be made to the Max Lemon Memorial Fund and sent in care of Capital City Bank. Funeral Home Davidson Funeral Home - Topeka 1035 N Kansas Avenue Topeka, KS 66608-1241 (785) 233-4088