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Mabel F Bixby Patton

Female 1914 - 1997  (83 years)


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  • Name Mabel F Bixby Patton 
    • Correct spelling of first name is Mabel. Headstone pic confirmed.
    Born 2 Feb 1914  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Dec 1997  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1789  Rossville
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2018 

    Father Charles A Bixby,   b. 10 Mar 1881, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1970, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Hattie Denton Bixby,   b. 19 Feb 1882, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1903  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Bixby, Charles and Hattie 1
    Anniversary- Bixby, Charles and Hattie 1
    Mrs. C.A. Bixby was honored with a surprise birthday dinner last Sunday, February 19th. The date also was the 47th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bixby. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Bixby, Don and Ray Bixby; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bixby and Brenda, Mr. and Mrs. Osto Patton and Wanda, Mrs. Edna Mae Baker and Carolyn Sue, all of Topeka; Virginia White of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Griffin, Silver Lake.
    Anniversary- Bixby, Charles and Hattie 2
    Anniversary- Bixby, Charles and Hattie 2
    Married 64 Years

    Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bixby of Rossville will be honored with a dinner Sunday, February 14, at Silver Lake Cafe on their 64th wedding anniversary, given by their children. They will hold open house hours from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Silver Lake Cafe. Friends and relatives are invited to call. Mr. and Mrs. Bixby were married in St. Marys. They have lived in Rossville all their lives except for three years at Silver Lake. They are the parents of ten children, five boys and five girls.
    Family ID F469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Howard Osto (Otto) Patton,   b. 30 Sep 1911, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1978, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1932  Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mabel's obituary says they married March 20, 1932.
    Children 
     1. Howard Edward Patton,   b. 13 Jan 1945,   d. 15 Jan 1945  (Age 0 years)
     2. Wanda Irene Patton Smith
    Documents
    Marriage- Bixby, Mabel-Patton, Otto
    Marriage- Bixby, Mabel-Patton, Otto
    Bixby-Patton

    Miss Mabel Bixby and Mr. Otto Patton, were married Saturday March 18, in Lawrence, Kansas by the Rev. Seth Slaughter. Mrs. Slaughter being the only witness.

    The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Bixby and was born and grew to womanhood in Rossville.

    The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Paton [sic Patton] and was born and raised in this community and is an industrious young man.

    Mr. and Mrs. Bixby are at present making their home with her uncle W.H. Bixby and Mrs. Bixby, but in the near future will move to the Walter Patton cottage in the west part of town.
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2018 15:12:53 
    Family ID F2269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Mar 1932 - Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Patton, Mabel
    Obituary- Patton, Mabel
    Mable F. Patton
    Mable F. Patton, 83, Topeka, died Friday, Dec. 5, 1997, at her home.

    Mrs. Patton had been a waitress at various diners and later worked for the Seymour Packing Plant in North Topeka for several years.

    She was born Feb. 2,1914, at Rossville, one of 16 children born to Charles and Hattie Denton Bixby. She was raised in Rossville.

    She married Osto H. Patton on March 20, 1932, in Lawrence. He died Feb. 4, 1978. Mrs. Patton also was preceded in death by an infant son, Howard Edward Patton, in January 1945.

    Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Smith, Kingsville, Mo.; two brothers, Robert Bixby, Silver Lake, and Donald Bixby, Rossville; two sisters, Edna Taylor and Grace Bixby, both of Topeka; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and six
    great-great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial at Rossville Cemetery will be at a later date. Mr. Patton will lie in state after 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m.