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Leona M Mosher Richardson

Female 1906 - 1987  (81 years)


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  • Name Leona M Mosher Richardson 
    Born 17 Sep 1906  Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Nov 1987  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Nov 1987  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6026  Rossville
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2019 

    Father John Mosher 
    Mother Sarah Johnson Mosher 
    Family ID F7003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Benjamin Richardson, Sr.,   b. 11 Dec 1898, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1973, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1924  Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Helen Marie Richardson Martinek,   b. 28 Jun 1927, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 2009, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +2. John Benjamin Richardson, Jr. ,   b. 4 Jun 1929,   d. 22 Apr 1970  (Age 40 years)
    +3. Martha LaVon Richardson Paxton,   b. 22 Mar 1932, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 2000, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 02:31:48 
    Family ID F1918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Richardson, Leona
    Obituary- Richardson, Leona
    Mrs. Leona M. Richardson
    Mrs. Leona M. Richardson, 81, Rossville, died Tuesday, Nov. 24,. 1987, at a Rossville nursing home.

    She was born Sept. 17, 1906, in Oklahoma, the daughter of John and Sarah Johnson Mosher. She spent most of her life in Topeka before she moved to Rossville in 1969.

    Mrs. Richardson was a member of Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene, and had been active in the Good Neighbor Program in Rossville until 1986.

    She was married to John B. Richardson June 25, 1924, at Concordia. He died July 18, 1973. A son, John Richardson Jr., died in April 1970.

    Survivors include two daughters, Helen M. Martinek, Rossville, and Martha LaVon Paxton, Yorktown, Ind., formerly of Topeka; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Richardson will lie in state after 1 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene, 730 Fairlawn Road, 66606.