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LaVerne Catherine Adkins Hoffman

Female 1931 - 2016  (85 years)


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  • Name LaVerne Catherine Adkins Hoffman 
    Born 13 Feb 1931  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Sep 2016 
    Buried 7 Oct 2016  Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15904  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2018 

    Father James Preston (Jay) Adkins,   b. 1 Jun 1907, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1968  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Viola Thompson Reed Adkins,   b. 21 Feb 1903, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1992  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1929 
    • In ancestry.com, there is also info that they married 13 Feb 1943 in Florida. James Adkins to Viola Thompson. The 1929 date is also listed in another record, and that seems to make more sense.
    Family ID F6868  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marvin Leon Hoffman,   b. 6 Jan 1924, Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 2005, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 3 Jul 1948  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Virginia Hoffman Oller,   b. 5 Dec 1948, Newton, Harvey County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 2014  (Age 65 years)
     2. Bill Hoffman
    +3. Pamela Hoffman Deiter Richey
     4. Marvin Hoffman, Jr.
    Documents
    Anniversary- Hoffman, Marvin and LaVerne
    Anniversary- Hoffman, Marvin and LaVerne
    Marvin and LaVerne Hoffman
    Marvin and LaVerne Hoffman, Topeka, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at 6 p.m. Saturday followed by a dance, ail at the Rossville American Legion Hall in Rossville.

    Hosts will be their children. Virginia Oiler, Topeka; Harold and Pam Richey, Topeka; Marvin Hoffman Jr., Maple Hill; and Bill and Coy Hoffman, Silver Lake; and their grandchildren and their families. The couple have seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

    LaVerne Catherine Adkins and Marvin Leon Hoffman were married July 3, 1948, in Topeka.

    Mr. Hoffman is a semi-retired farmer and auto mechanic. He is a member of the Sagebrush Boys country and western band, a group he has performed with for 30 years.
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2018 16:07:01 
    Family ID F3984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 7 Oct 2016 - Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Hoffman, LaVerne
    Obituary- Hoffman, LaVerne
    LaVerne Hoffman
    LaVerne Hoffman, 85, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 28,2016.

    She was born February 13,1931, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of James and Viola (Thompson) Adkins. She graduated from Rossville High School.

    LaVerne was a member of Willard Baptist Church.

    On July 3,1948, she married Marvin L. Hoffman in Topeka. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2005. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Kay Oiler, brother, Otis Reed, and twin sister, Lorraine. Survivors include her children: Pam (Harold) Richey; Marvin (Sherri) Hoffman, Jr. and Bill (Coy) Hoffman, all of Topeka; brother: Louis Adkins, Berryville, AR; grandchildren & great-grandchildren: Kim (Mark) Miller and their children, Colton & Ashlyn; Rich (Julie) Deiter; Megan Richey; Traci Hoffman; Jasen (Stephanie) Hoffman and their children, Aiden & Callan; Jared Wright; Lacey (Dustin) Brunin and their children, Quinton & Kensley and Brady (Loren) Hoffman and their son, Hewitt.

    Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 7,
    2016, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel. Interment will follow at Dover Cemetery.

    LaVerne will lie in state after 9:00 a.m. Thursday, at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Willard Baptist Church, 107 N. Carlson Rd., Willard, KS 66615 or Midland Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Cir, Topeka, KS 66606. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.