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Dorothy Ozell Gilpin Littrell Smith Burton

Female 1913 - 1995  (81 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Ozell Gilpin Littrell Smith Burton 
    • She also had other children, but not sure to which marriage they belong so have not added them at this time. See her obituary for more information.
    Born 15 Jun 1913  Liberty, Montgomery County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 May 1995  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Blue Mound, Linn County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2767  Rossville
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2019 

    Father Jack Osbie Gilpin 
    Mother Winifred Olford Gilpin 
    Family ID F782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James William Littrell,   d. 23 Nov 1944, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1934  Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In Charles Edwin Littrell's obituary, several siblings are mentioned, but none have same last name (females are married). Not sure which other siblings were from this family.
    Children 
     1. James W Littrell
    +2. Charles Edwin Littrell,   b. 20 Dec 1936, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 2011, Kansas City Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2019 03:15:36 
    Family ID F779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Robert Smith 
    Married 1947 
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2016 10:38:36 
    Family ID F780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Willard J Burton 
    Married 23 Apr 1965  Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2019 01:23:23 
    Family ID F781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Apr 1965 - Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Burton, Dorothy
    Obituary- Burton, Dorothy
    Dorothy Ozell Burton
    SILVER LAKE- Dorothy Ozell Littrell Smith Burton, 81, Silver Lake, died Monday, May 15, 1995, at a Topeka hospital.
    Mrs. Burton was a Licensed Practical Nurse and a psychiatric technician. She had worked at several Topeka hospitals and nursing homes before she retired from the Menninger Foundation.
    She was born June 15, 1913, at Liberty, the daughter of Jack Osbie and Winifred Olford Gilpin. She had lived at Blue Mound and at Iola before she moved to Silver Lake in 1970.
    Mrs. Burton was member of the auxiliary to the Jimmie Lillard Post NO. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville.
    She was married to James W.L. Littrell in 1934 at Fort Sill, Okla. He died Nov. 23, 1944. She was married to Robert Smith in 1947. They were divorced. She was married to Willard J. Burton on April 23, 1965, at Miami, Okla. He survives.
    Other survivors include three sons, James W. Littrell, Louisburg, Charles E. Littrell, Warrensburg, Mo., and Bobby Geane, Rolling Stone, Minn.; three daughters, Nalda J. Bergeron, Bangor, Maine, Patricia J. Smethers, Gardner, and Wynonna Kay McQuay, Osawatomie; a brother, Max Gilpin, Fresno, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Pleasant View Cemetery at Blue Mound. Mrs. Burton will lie in state after 11a.m. today at the mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Senior Center, 429 Pearl, Rossville, 66533.
    Obituary- Burton, Dorothy 2
    Obituary- Burton, Dorothy 2
    Dorothy O. Burton
    Dorothy Ozell Littrell Smith Burton, 81, Silver Lake, died Monday morning, May 15, 1995, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born June 15, 1913, at Liberty, KS, the daughter of Jack Osbie and Winifred Olford Gilpin. She had lived at Blue Mound from 1945 to 1964, and at Iola before moving to Silver Lake in May 1970.
    Mrs. Burton had graduated from nursing school at Chanute. She was an L.P.N. and a Psychiatric Technician and had worked at several Topeka hospitals and nursing homes. She was retired from the Menninger Foundation.
    She was member of the auxiliary to Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion at Rossville.
    She was married to James W.L. Littrell, Sr. in 1934 at Fort Sill, Okla. He died November 23, 1944. She was married to Robert Smith in 1947. They were later divorced. She was married to Willard J. Burton April 23, 1965, at Miami, Okla. He survives.
    Other survivors include three sons, James W. Littrell, Louisburg, Charles E. Littrell, Warrensburg, Mo., and Bobby Geane, Rolling Stone, Minn.; three daughters, Nalda Jean Bergeron, Bangor, Maine, Patricia Joanne Smethers, Gardner, and Wynonna Kay McQuay, Osawatomie; a brother, Max Gilpin; 27 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
    The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. Her funeral service was 10:00 Thursday at the mortuary. Graveside service and interment were Thursday afternoon at Pleasant View Cemetery, Blue Mound in Linn County.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Senior Center, Rossville 66533.