Samuel Ernest Decker

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Funeral card- Decker, Ernest 4

Ernest Decker, 99, Rossville, died Sunday, September 8, 2002, at the St. Marys Manor.
He was born December 22, 1902, near Denison, the son of Thompson Ithimer and Mary Isabelle Akright Decker.
He attended Denison Schools. He had lived in the Rossville community since the spring of 1922. He worked tor Standard Oil and later owned and operated a trucking company. Mr. Decker was a farmer most of his life.
He was a member of the Rossville Christian Church for 65 years. He was a member of Lake Lodge No 50, AF/AM, and Loyal Chapter No. 176 of Order of Eastern Star both in Silver Lake. He was a member of the Rossville Senior Citizens.
He married Mary Orrick on January 29, 1922, in Topeka. She died February 27, 1989. A son, Robert Decker, died m 1973. A grandson, Rodney Steele, died July 24, 1991. Two granddaughters, Marilyn Schmitz, died November 27, 1994, and Laureen Decker in 2002. A great-granddaughter, Lisa Jones, died November 11, 1994.
Survivors include two sons, Willis Decker, Rossville, and Arthur Decker, Topeka; two daughters, Winifred Stach, Rossville, and Charlotte Kling, St. Marys; 12 grandchildren; many great grandchildren; and several great- great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church or Rossville Senior Citizens and sent in care of the funeral chapel.

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