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Ruth E McClain Whittington

Female 1906 - 1988  (82 years)


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  • Name Ruth E McClain Whittington 
    Born 24 Mar 1906  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 8 Oct 1988  Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Oct 1988  Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7013  Rossville
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2018 

    Father James Henry McClain,   b. 31 Oct 1868,   d. 13 Aug 1959  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Matilda Austina Eisermann McClain,   b. 2 May 1873,   d. 18 Nov 1940  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F1952  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harry Keith Whittington 
    Married 26 Dec 1947  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harry Keith Whittington, Jr.
     2. Anna Mae Whittington Stevenson
     3. Karol M Whittington Seymour
     4. Evelyn K Whittington Tuwey
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2018 11:04:47 
    Family ID F8037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Oct 1988 - Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Oct 1988 - Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Whittington, Ruth 1
    Obituary- Whittington, Ruth 1
    Mrs. Ruth E. Whittington
    LAWRENCE - Mrs. Ruth E. Whittington, 82, Eudora, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 1988, at a Lawrence nursing home.

    She was born March 24, 1906, at Delia in Jackson County, the daughter of James Henry and Matilda Hiserman McClain. She moved from Benkelman, Neb., to Eudora in 1979.

    Mrs. Whittington attended the Baptist Church.

    She was married to Harry Keith Whittington Dec. 26, 1947, in Topeka. He survives.

    Other survivors include a son, Harry Keith Whittington Jr., Benkelman, Neb.; three daughters, Anna Mae Stevenson, Denver, Karol M. Seymour, Bird City, and Evelyn K. Tuwey, Windsor, Colo.; a brother, Sam McClain, Holton; two sisters, NorraB. Hurla, Hollister, Mo., and Myrnah McClain, Glendale, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

    Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the mortuary.
    Funeral card- Whittington, Ruth 2
    Funeral card- Whittington, Ruth 2
    In Memory of
    Ruth E. Whittington

    Born: March 24, 1906
    Delia, Kansas

    Died: October 8, 1988
    Lawrence, Kansas

    Services
    2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 1988
    Delia Presbyterian Church
    Delia, Kansas

    Officiant
    Reverend Alice Monschke

    Organist
    Mrs. Marguerite Williams

    Vocalist
    Mr. Walter D. Mack, Jr.

    Interment
    Delia Cemetery, Delia, Kansas

    Casket Bearers
    John McClain, Jim Place, Charles Elms, Cecil Bland, Dwayne Fish, Donald Baise