Leatha L Brees Bishop

1907 - 1996  (89 years)

• Name	Leatha L Brees Bishop
  	Her name is spelled Letha in husband's obituary.
  Born	21 Sep 1907	Westphalia, Anderson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Dec 1996	Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Havensville Cemetery, Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1745	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Ananias Brees
  Mother	Mary Minnie Mertz Brees
  Family ID	F674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cleon A Bishop,   b. 9 Jan 1894, Lincoln, Lincoln County, Kansas ,   d. 31 May 1980, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1928	Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Dorothy Bishop Cline   2. Mary Bishop McDougal   3. Helen Bishop Rose + 4. Glen Bishop + 5. Carl Acil Bishop,   b. 23 Jan 1930, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Jan 2021, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2022 22:49:59
  Family ID	F461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 21 Sep 1907 - Westphalia, Anderson County, Kansas Married - 3 Oct 1928 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Bishop, Leatha 1 Leatha L. Bishop ONAGA — Leatha L. Bishop, 89, Onaga, died Monday, Dec. 30, 1996, at an Onaga nursing home. Mrs. Bishop and her husband farmed northwest of Havensville until 1971. She was born Sept. 21, 1907, at West¬phalia, the daughter of Bud and Mary Mertz Brees. She moved to Onaga from Havensville in 1981. She married Cleon A. Bishop on Oct. 3, 1928, at Holton. He died May 31. 1980. Survivors include two sons, Carl Bishop, Salina, and Glen Bishop, St. Marys; three daughters, Dorothy Cline and Mary McDougal, both of Havensville, and Helen Rose, Onaga; a brother, Bill Brees, Delia; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Havensville Christian Church. Burial will be at the Havensville Cemetery. Mrs. Bishop will lie in state after 10 a.m. today at Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga, where relatives and friends will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. She also will lie in state an hour before service time Thurs¬day at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Havensville Christian Church or to Golden Acres Activity Fund and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Bishop, Leatha 2 Leatha L. Bishop Leatha L. Bishop, 89, Onaga, died Monday, December 30, 1996, at the Golden Acres Nursing Cen¬ter in Onaga. She was born September 21, 1907, at Westphalia, the daughter of Bud and Mary Mertz Brees. She married Cleon A. Bishop October 3, 1928, at Holton. He died May 31, 1980. The couple farmed northwest of Havensville until 1971. She moved to Onaga from Havensville in 1981. She had lived at Golden Acres Nursing Center since 1985. Survivors include two sons, Carl Bishop, Salina, and Glen Bishop, St. Marys; three daughters, Dorothy Cline and Mary McDougal, both of Havensville, and Helen Rose, Onaga; a brother, Bill Brees, Delia, 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and four great- great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends met from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga. Her service was at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Havensville Christian Church. Burial was in the Havensville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Havensville Christian Church, or to Golden Acres Activ¬ity Fund, and sent in care of the funeral home.