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Ella Jackson Pokorney

Female 1901 - 1994  (93 years)


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  • Name Ella Jackson Pokorney 
    Born 22 Jan 1901  Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Jun 1994  Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Miltonvale Cemetery, Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5818  Rossville
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2019 

    Father James Jackson 
    Mother Edna Jackson 
    Family ID F5491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harry K Pokorney,   d. Mar 1969 
    Married 1 Jun 1922  Little River, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James Harvey Pokorney,   b. 4 Oct 1935, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 2020, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2019 02:05:10 
    Family ID F5492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jan 1901 - Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Pokorney, Ella 1
    Obituary- Pokorney, Ella 1
    Ella Pokorney

    WAMEGO – Ella Pokorney, 93, Wamego, formerly of Rossville, died Saturday, June 18, 1994, at a Wamego hospital.

    She was born Jan. 22, 1901, in Axtell, the daughter of James and Edna Jackson.

    Mrs. Pokorney was a member of The First Christian Church of Rossville. She also belonged to Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of the Eastern Star of Silver Lake, and the Royal Neighbors. She organized the Good Neighbors in Rossville in 1977.

    She was married to Harry K. Pokorney June 1, 1922, at Little River. He died in March 1969.

    Survivors include a son, James Pokorney, Silver Lake; two grandsons; and two great grandsons.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at The First Christian Church, Rossville. Private burial will be in Miltonvale Cemetery. Mrs. Pokorney will lie in state from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the church, P.O. Box 187, Rossville 66533 or to The Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital, 1504 S.W. 8th, Topeka 66606.

    Obituary- Pokorney, Ella 2
    Obituary- Pokorney, Ella 2
    Ella Pokorney

    ROSSVILLE – Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church here for Ella Pokorney, 93, formerly of Rossville, who died Saturday, June 18, 1994, at a Wamego hospital. She had been in the Valley Vista nursing home in Wamego since July 5, 1990.

    She was born Jan. 22, 1901, in Axtell, the daughter of James and Edna Jackson, and moved to Little River in Rice County with her parents in 1903. She spent her early life in Little River and lived in Miltonvale before she moved to Rossville in 1973.

    She was a member of First Christian Church in Rossville, Loyal Chapter No. 176 of Order of Eastern Star in Silver Lake, and Royal Neighbors of America. She was instrumental in establishing the Good Neighbors organization in Rossville in 1977.

    She was married to Harry K. Pokorney June 1, 1922, in Little River. He died in March 1969.

    Survivors include a son, James Pokorney, Silver Lake; two grandsons; and two great-grandsons.

    Loyal Chapter No. 176 of Order of Eastern Star will conduct a service at the church in Rossville. Private burial will be in Miltonvale Cemetery in Cloud County. Mrs. Pokorney will lie in state from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

    Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, P.O. Box 187, Rossville, 66533, or Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital, 1504 W. 8th, 66606.