Vinita Gwendolyn Linsacum Stauffer

1917 - 2011  (93 years)

• Name	Vinita Gwendolyn Linsacum Stauffer
  Born	17 Sep 1917	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Aug 2011
  Buried	31 Aug 2011	Olive Hill Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6466	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Jesse Linsacum,   b. 2 Nov 1882, Page County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Mar 1923, Kansas  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Stacia Ann McClain Linsacum Eakin,   b. 19 Dec 1897, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 11 Feb 1986, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1916	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Family ID	F1953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Auswell Fisher Stauffer,   b. 8 May 1914, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 17 Jun 2005  (Age 91 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1936	Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Russell E Stauffer   2. Auswell F (Bud) Stauffer, Jr.   3. Sharon E Stauffer Goldsworthy   4. Bradford W Stauffer
  Documents		Anniversary- Stauffer, Auswell and Vinita 1 Mr. and Mrs. Auswell Stauffer, Holton, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. April 20 at the National Guard Armory, Holton. Hosts will be their children: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stauffer, Sabetha; Mr. and Mrs. Auswell Stauffer Jr. and Brad Stauffer, Mayetta; and Mr. and Mrs. James Goldsworthy, Germantown, Tenn. The couple has nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Auswell Stauffer and Vinita Linsacum were married April 29, 1936, and have lived their entire married lives in the Holton community.
  		Anniversary- Stauffer, Auswell and Vinita 2 Stauffers celebrate 65th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Auswell Stauffer of rural Holton will be honored with a card shower in celebration of their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married April 29, 1936, in Jackson County. They are the parents of four children: Russell and his wife, Louise, of Sabetha, Bud and his wife, Shirley, of Mayetta, Sharon Goldsworthy and her husband, Jim, of Memphis, Tenn., and Brad and his wife, Jeanette, of Topeka. Together with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, they will celebrate with a family dinner on April 22. Cards and word of memories may be sent to: Mr. and Mrs. Auswell Stauffer, 225321 I Road, Holton, KS 66436.
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2018 12:07:51
  Family ID	F6056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Married - 29 Apr 1936 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Buried - 31 Aug 2011 - Olive Hill Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Stauffer, Vinita 1 Vinita G. Stauffer HOLTON - Vinita G. Stauffer, 93, Holton, died Friday, August 26, 2011. She was born Sept. 17, 1917, in Delia, Kansas, the only child of Jesse and Stacia McClain Linsacum. Following her father’s death in 1923, she attended school briefly in Topeka, then lived in Lamar, Colorado, with her grandmother and aunt, until returning to Kansas in June 1925 to reside with her mother and stepfather, George E. Eakin, near Delia. She attended Stach, Stony Point, Nieve and Adrian one-room grade schools and graduated as valedictorian from Delia High School in 1934. She married Auswell F. Stauffer of the Pleasant Valley community west of Holton on April 29, 1936. After living on two farms, they moved to their own farm in 1945. In addition to rearing a family and helping with farm work as well as keeping the home and garden, she was actively engaged in community activities for many years. Mrs. Stauffer was a 4-H Club leader for more than 30 years, serving as community leader for the Pleasant Valley Rustlers Club and advisor for the Jackson County Junior Leaders. She served on the Jackson County Agricultural Extension advisory committee and as a Sunday School teacher, WSCS president and missions chairman at Circleville United Methodist Church where she was a member. She was a Democratic committee woman for Banner Township and president of the Jackson County Democratic Women’s Club, a township election official, coordinator of the Jackson County CROP campaign, secretary of the Olive Hill Cemetery Association and member of the Pleasant Valley Neighbors Club. The Stauffers were married 69 years prior to his death in 2005. She is survived by sons, Russell E. Stauffer, Sabetha, Auswell F. "Bud” Stauffer, Mayetta, Bradford W. Stauffer, Holton; daughter Sharon E. Stauffer Goldsworthy, Germantown, Tennessee; 9 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton with burial following in Olive Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Circleville United Methodist Church, Delia Presbyterian Church or the Jackson County Humane Society, in care of Mercer Funeral Home, Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.
  		Obituary- Stauffer, Vinita 2 Stauffer Vinita G. Stauffer, 93, Holton, died Friday, Aug. 26,2011. She was born Sept. 17, 1917, in Delia, the only child of Jesse and Stacia McClain Linsacum. Following her father’s death in 1923, she attended school briefly in Topeka, then lived in Lamar, Colo., with her grandmother and aunt, until returning to Kansas in June 1925 to reside with her mother and stepfather, George E. Eakin, near Delia. She attended Stach, Stony Point, Nieve and Adrian one-room grade schools and graduated as valedictorian from Delia High School in 1934. She married Auswell F. Stauffer of the Pleasant Valley community west of Holton on April 29, 1936. After living on two farms, they moved to their own farm in 1945. In addition to rearing a family and helping with farm work and their business of Stauffer Salvage and Supply, as well as keeping the home and garden, she was actively engaged in community activities for many years. Mrs. Stauffer was a 4-H Club leader for more than 30 years, serving as community leader for the Pleasant Valley Rustlers Club and advisor for the Jackson County Junior Leaders. She served on the Jackson County Agricultural Extension advisory committee and as a Sunday School teacher, WSCS president and missions chairman at Circleville United Methodist Church where she was a member. She was a Democratic committee woman for Banner Township and president of the Jackson County Democratic Women’s Club, a township election official, coordinator of the Jackson County CROP campaign, secretary of the Olive Hill Cemetery Association and member of the Pleasant Valley Neighbors Club. She took great joy in her children and grandchildren. She was especially generous and kind to those in need and to animals. She was adept in keeping the accounts for the farm and business. When the demands of family, farm and community allowed, she enjoyed reading and was masterful in working crossword puzzles and Scrabble. The Stauffers were married 69 years prior to his death in 2005. She is survived by sons, three Russell E. Stauffer, Sabetha, Auswell F. “Bud” Stauffer, Mayetta, and Bradford W. Stauffer, Holton; a daughter, Sharon E. Stauffer Goldsworthy, Germantown, Term.; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton with burial following in Olive Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be may to the Circleville United Methodist Church, Delia Presbyterian Church or the Jackson County Humane Society, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences may be sent to www.mercerfuneralhomes.com Holton Recorder 8/29/11