Benjamin C Wade, Sr.

1925 - 2005  (80 years)

• Name	Benjamin C Wade
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	28 Feb 1925	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Nov 2005	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6844	Rossville
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Benajmin Franklin Wade, Sr.,   b. 21 Mar 1893, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 3 Feb 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Edna Blanche Lemon Wade,   b. 1892,   d. 22 Apr 1954  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F3369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rose Bell Bixby Wade Jones,   b. 24 Jan 1916, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Apr 1991, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1950	Kansas City
  Children	1. Kerri Raye Wade Richardson Mattox,   d. 15 Feb 1985   2. Donice M Wade   3. Benjamin C Wade, Jr.
  Documents		Marriage- Bixby, Rosabelle-Wade, Ben Bixby-Wade Rosabelle Bixby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tot Bixby and Ben Wade Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wade Sr. were quietly married in Kansas City, last Friday. They will be at home on a farm west of Rossville, for the present.
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018 15:29:25
  Family ID	F4233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Norma Kay Burman Wade,   b. 13 Sep 1931, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Mar 1991, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 59 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1970	Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas
  Last Modified	2 May 2018 14:24:26
  Family ID	F5698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 31 Jul 1970 - Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas Died - 5 Nov 2005 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Wade, Benjamin C. BENJAMIN C. WADE, SR. Benjamin C. Wade, Sr., 80, Silver Lake, died Saturday, November 5, 2005, at his home. He was born February 28, 1925, in Rossville, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Edna Lemon Wade. Benjamin served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he received the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, three Overseas Service Bars, and the Purple Heart. He was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion, Rossville, and Silver Lake Post #160. He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. and a member of the 40/8 Club. He worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the warehouse for 35 years. He was a member of Rubber Workers Local #307. He married Norma K. Burman on July 31, 1970 in Beloit. She died March 28,1991. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Homer Wade and William Wade, a sister, Donice Wollam, a daughter, Kerri Wade-Mattox, and a grandson, Thomas Matthews. Survivors include a daughter, Donice Wade, Silver Lake; a son, Benjamin C. Wade, Jr., Silver Lake; two stepsons, Michael Douglas, Silver Lake, and Phillip Richardson, Topeka; two brothers, Thomas Wade, Sr., Silver Lake, and James Wade, Topeka; a sister, Clara George, Trenton, MO; and six grandchildren. His service was at 10 a.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, North Topeka. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery where military honors were conducted by Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion of Rossville and Silver Lake Post #160. The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Benjamin C. Wade, Sr. Memorial Fund and sent in care of P.O. Box 212, Silver Lake 66539.