1912 - 1999 (87 years)
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Name |
Helen R Mason Bratton |
Born |
27 Aug 1912 |
Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
30 Dec 1999 |
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Buried |
Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Person ID |
I2375 |
Rossville |
Last Modified |
9 May 2018 |
Father |
Fred N Mason, b. 27 May 1884, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas , d. 9 Feb 1964, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Della M Leeper Mason, b. 14 Oct 1887, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas , d. 14 Jun 1972, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas (Age 84 years) |
Married |
7 Mar 1911 |
Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Documents |
![Marriage- Leeper, Della-Mason, Fred Marriage- Leeper, Della-Mason, Fred](documents/thumb_Marriage-%20Leeper%2C%20Della-Mason%2C%20Fred.png) | Marriage- Leeper, Della-Mason, Fred Miss Della Leeper and Mr. Fred Mason were married at the Presbyterian parsonage, Rossville, on Tuesday evening, March 7. Rev. John Lamb performed the ceremony. The wedding was a quiet affair with only a few of the intimate friends being present. The young couple will make their home on the Higginbotham farm north of town. |
![Anniversary- Mason, Fred and Della Anniversary- Mason, Fred and Della](documents/thumb_Anniversary-%20Mason%2C%20Fred%20and%20Della.jpg) | Anniversary- Mason, Fred and Della Observe golden
wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mason celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, March 12, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. D. E. Bratton and Mr. Bratton in Topeka.
The table was decorated with a beautiful cake shaped like a Bible. A bouquet of yellow and gold mums was sent to the couple by her sister, Miss Ada Leeper, of California.
Dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mason, Mrs. Frances Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Howard French and Doug, Mr. and Mrs. Gary French, Kristie and Karl. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Enos and Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bratton. Many lovely gifts and cards were received.
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Family ID |
F624 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Donald Edward Bratton, b. 9 Apr 1910, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas , d. 26 Apr 1996, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 86 years) |
Married |
28 Apr 1942 |
Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas |
Last Modified |
26 Dec 2019 00:27:07 |
Family ID |
F618 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=006.png&text=1) | Married - 28 Apr 1942 - Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas |
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Documents |
![Obituary- Bratton, Helen Obituary- Bratton, Helen](documents/thumb_Obituary-%20Bratton%2C%20Helen.jpg) | Obituary- Bratton, Helen Helen Bratton
Helen R. Bratton, 87, Topeka, died Thursday Dec 30, 1999, at a Topeka hospital.
Mrs. Bratton owned the Best Store for many years. She retired in 1974.
She was born Aug. 27, 1912, in Rossville the daughter of Fred and Delia Leeper Mason. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1931.
Mrs. Bratton was a member of the Methodist Church.
She married Donald E. Bratton on April 28, 1942, in Oskaloosa. He died April 26, 1996.
No immediate family members survive.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Bratton will lie in state after noon Monday at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hands Humane Society, 2625 N.W. Rochester Road, Topeka, 66617-1201
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