LaVerne Herbert Spears

1906 - 1991  (85 years)

• Name	LaVerne Herbert Spears
  Born	20 Sep 1906	Louisville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Dec 1991	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	19 Dec 1991	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6401	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Herbert Spears
  Mother	Flora Obera Laughlin Spears
  Family ID	F7862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Iona Vilven Spears,   b. 11 Aug 1908, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Aug 2002, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 93 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1927	Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Helen Louise Spears Queen Siegel Cook Miller,   b. 28 Jul 1929, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Jul 2020  (Age 91 years) + 2. Ruth Elaine Spears Tripp Larson,   b. 5 Mar 1931, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Aug 2019, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Documents		Anniversary- Spears, LaVerne and Edna 1 Spears Couple Will Observe Golden Anniversary Sunday A golden wedding anniversary open house will honor Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne H. Spears from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 1977, in the Rossville United Methodist Church, Rossville, Ks. Friends and relatives are invited to attend; the couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts will be their daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and Leonard Cook, and Ruth and Bill Larson, all of Rossville. Edna Vilven and LaVerne Spears were married December 3, 1927, in Seneca, Ks. They have operated a farm near Rossville since 1928. Mr. Spears served as agency manager of Farm Bureau Insurance Services in Shawnee County 32 years until he recently retired. He served 10 years in the Kansas House of Representatives; served 17 years as councilman or mayor of Rossville City; two years as president of Kansas League of Municipalities; and was Worthy Grand Patron of Grand Chapter of Kansas Eastern Star in 1962-63. Mrs. Spears is past president of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas, and past president of the Legislative Wives Association. Mr. and Mrs. Spears have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
  		Anniversary- Spears, LaVerne and Edna 2 60th Wedding Anniversary For Edna and LaVerne Spears A 60th wedding anniversary open house will honor Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne H. Spears from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 1987, in the Rossville Community Center. Friends and relatives are invited; the couple requests no gifts be presented. Hosts will be their daughters and son-in- law — Helen Cook and Ruth and Bill Larson, all of Rossville. Edna Vilven and LaVerne Spears were married December 3, 19278, in Seneca. They operated a farm near Rossville since 1928. Mr. Spears served as agency manager of Farm Bureau Insurance Services in Shawnee County for 32 years until he retired in 1971. He served 10 years in the Kansas House of Representatives; served 17 years as councilman or mayor of Rossville City; two years as president of Kansas League of Municipalities; and was Worthy Grand Patron of Grand Chapter of Kansas Eastern Star in 1962-63. Mrs. Spears is past president of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas, and past president of the Legislative Wives Association. Mr. and Mrs. Spears have five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022 21:36:33
  Family ID	F2650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Married - 3 Dec 1927 - Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Spears, LaVerne 1 LaVerne Herbert Spears ROSSVILLE — LaVerne Herbert Spears, 85, Rossville, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 1991, at his home. He served as mayor of Rossville 10 years and two terms as president of the Kansas League of Municipalities. In 1964, he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives and served 10 years. He owned and operated a grain and livestock farm near Rossville, was a general agent for Kansas Farm Bureau Insurance 32 years and had been a partner in Massey-Ferguson Farm Implement dealership in Rossville. He had owned the Gamble Store in Wamego and had been manager of the International-Harvester dealership in Valley Falls. He was born Sept. 20, 1906, in Louisville, the son of Herbert and Flora Obera Laughlin Spears. He was graduated from Wamego High School in 1924 and from Kansas State College in Manhattan in 1936. He moved to Rossville in 1928. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Rossville and an affiliate member of Willowbrook United Methodist Church in Sun City, Ariz. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge more than 50 years and a current member of Lake Lodge No. 50, AF&AM, in Silver Lake. He was master of the former Hesperian Lodge No. 111, AF&AM, in Rossville in 1944. He was a member of Scottish Rite consistory and Arab Shrine, both in Topeka. He was a member of Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of Eastern Star, in Silver Lake and had been worthy patron of the former Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of Eastern Star, in Rossville eight times. He was elected worthy grand patron of the Kansas Grand Chapter of Order of Eastern Star and served on the Necrology Committee of General Grand Chapter from 1970 to 1973. He was a member of the Lions Club in Rossville and Bell Lions Club in Sun City, Ariz., where he served as president in 1990. He was a charter member of the board of Cross Creek Watershed District No. 42 and had been treasurer 35 years. He was married to Edna Iona Vilven Dec. 3, 1927, in Seneca. She survives. A grandson, Earl Queen, preceded him in death. Other survivors include two daughters, Helen L. Cook and Ruth E. Larson, both of Rossville; five grand¬children and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Masonic services will be conducted by Lake Lodge No. 50, AF&AM. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Spears will lie in state after 8 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 88, Rossville, 66533, or Willowbrook Foundation, 19390 N. 99th Ave., Sun City, Ariz., 85373.
  		Obituary- Spears, LaVerne 2 LaVerne He Spears LaVerne Herbert Spears, 85, Rossville, died Sunday, December 15,1991, at his home. He served as mayor of Rossville for ten years and two terms as president of the Kansas League of Municipalities. In 1964, he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives and served ten years. He owned and operated a grain and livestock farm near Rossville; was a general agent for Kansas Farm Bureau Insurance for 32 years; and had been a partner in Massey-Ferguson Farm Implement dealership in Rossville. He had owned the Gamble Store in Wamego and had been manager of the International- Harvester dealership in Valley Falls. He was born September 20, 1906, in Louisville, the son of Herbert and Flora Obera Laughlin Spears. He was graduated from Wamego High School in 1924, and from Kansas State College in Manhattan in 1936. He moved to Rossville in 1928. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Rossville and an affiliate member of Willowbrook United Methodist Church in Sun City, Ariz. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge more than 50 years and a current member of Lake Lodge No. 50, AF&AM, in Silver Lake. He was master of the former Hesperian Lodge No. 11, AF&AM, in Rossville in 1944. He was a member of Scottish Rite consistory and Arab Shrine, both in Topeka. He was a member of Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of Eastern Star, in Silver Lake and had been worthy patron of the former Amaryllis Chapter No. 321, Order of Eastern Star, in Rossville eight times. He was elected worthy grand patron of the Kansas Grand Chapter of Order of Eastern Star and served on the Necrology Committee of General Grand Chapter from 1970 to 1973. He was a member of the Lions Club in Rossville and Bell Lions Club in Sun City, Ariz., where he served as president in 1990. He was a charter member of the board of Cross Creek Watershed District No. 42 and had been treasurer 35 years. He was married to Edna Iona Vilven December 3, 1927, in Seneca. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Helen L. Cook and Ruth E. Larson, both of Rossville; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 19, at Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Masonic services will be conducted by Lake Lodge No 50 AF&AM. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Spears will lie in state after 8 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary, where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 88, Rossville, 66533, or Willowbrook Foundation, 19390 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, Ariz. 85373.
  		Funeral card- Spears, LaVerne 3 In Memory Of LaVerne Herbert Spears Sept. 20, 1906 --- Dec. 15, 1991 Services The Parker-Price Chapel 1:00 p.m. Dec. 19, 1991 Minister Reverend Ken Rogers Rossville United Methodist Church Music "How Great Thou Art" "Let There Be Peace on Earth" Soloist Herb Edmonds Organist Mrs. Greta Kelsey Masonic Services Richard D. Kelsey, PGM Lake Lodge #50, A.F. & A.M. Silver Lake, Kansas Casket Bearers Doug Queen, Bob Larson, John Queen, Wallace Vilven, Herb Spears, Jim Larson Interment Rossville Cemetery Rossville, Kansas