Vernon Gilbert Shideler

1914 - 1949  (35 years)

• Name	Vernon Gilbert Shideler
  Born	31 Oct 1914
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Dec 1949	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6223	Rossville
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	William Gilbert Hodgson Shideler,   b. 21 Jan 1880,   d. 26 Aug 1936, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Ella Parr Shideler,   b. 27 Nov 1883,   d. 26 Oct 1930  (Age 46 years)
  Married	8 May 1906
  Family ID	F3334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Elden Moore Shideler Glick,   b. 1917,   d. 2001  (Age 84 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1937
  Children	1. John Vernon Shideler,   b. 27 Jul 1939   2. Robert Wayne Shideler,   b. 15 Aug 1946,   d. 30 Sep 2007  (Age 61 years)
  Documents		Marriage- Moore, Ruth-Shideler, Vernon MOORE—SHIDELER Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, or Delia announce the marriage of their daughter, Ruth, to Mr. Vernon G. Shideler, son of the late W. G. Shideler, which was quietly solemnized Sunday morning at 9 o’clock in the parlor of the United Presbyterian church with the Rev. Robert H. French officiating. The bride was pretty in a black, chiffon dress worn with black accessories and a corsage of white gardenias. The only attendants were Miss Winnogene Martin and Mr. Gale Keller. The ceremony was followed by a luncheon at the home of the bride’s parents. Covers were laid at luncheon for the members of the bridal party and Mrs. Shideler’s classmates of 1935. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Shideler, Miss Martin, Mr. Keller, Miss Lorwayne Zirkle, Miss Mary Alice Constant, Mr. Harry McNieve. Mr. Edward Macha and Mr. Clayton Hejtmanek. Mr. Shideler is an employee of the Fleming-Wilson Mercantile Co., of Wichita, and with his bride will be at home at 1603 Fairview avenue.
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2017 12:51:21
  Family ID	F4991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Shideler, Vernon Vernon Shideler Vernon Shideler, 35, an employee of Kansas Power and Light Co. fell to his death Saturday afternoon when a pole on which he was working at Fourteenth and Monroe collapsed. He suffered fatal injuries as the pole struck the paved street. He was taken to Vail hospital in a Carter ambulance and pronounced dead on arrival. He had chest and head injuries. Shideler was making repairs to the pole which had been damaged indirectly after a bus-car accident. A Topeka Transportation Co. Highland-Shorey bus was traveling south on Fourteenth and was involved in an accident with a car driven by Anthony Habinger, police said. The bus crashed into a telephone pole at the southeast corner of the intersection, breaking it off. Strain on wires caused another pole to snap off the south side of Fourteenth between the alley and Monroe. Paul Eis, driver of the bus, went to a nearby telephone to report the pole had been damaged and Shideler was in a crew arriving to make repairs. Shideler had gone to work to the top of the 30-foot pole to work on the wiring. It was held erect by wires, witnesses said. The pole collapsed while Shideler was at the top. He was secret to the pole by a safety belt and, as the fall started, he swung underneath the sidearm. Patrolman Delmar Royer, one of the investigating officers, said the sidearm appeared to strike Shideler in the throat. Ernest Turner of 1428 Quincy, an eye-witness to the accident, said he believed Shideler knew the pole was broken when he went to the top. He said Shideler might have ridden the pole to the ground and probably escaped serious injuries but he could not unhook the safety belt. Turner said he helped pull the injured man from beneath the pole. As the pole struck the street, it bounced and turned over, Turner explained and the sidearm struck Shideler. Dr. H.L. Clark, coroner said the pole was being held in place by wires and when it began to fall the descent was fairly slow. The crash apparently threw Shideler into the crossarm, Dr. Clark reasoned. His throat was cut and he bled to death in a few minutes, the coroner said. Dr. Clark said a policeman was standing beneath the pole and made an attempt to catch Shideler Following the accident, second crew was dispatched to Fourteenth and Monroe to complete repair work. Shideler is survived by his wife Ruth, and two sons, John 10, and Vernon, 3. He has a brother, Earl who is also employed by KP&L. Mr. Shideler was a nephew of Mrs. Bertha Class and Ray Parr of this community. The parents were the late William Shideler and Effie Parr Shideler both former Rossville citizens. --- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parr and Mrs. Bertha Class were in Topeka, Tuesday to attend the funeral services of their nephew, Vernon G. Shideler.