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Obituary- Kitt, Ruth 1

Ruth L. Leeper Kitt
Ruth L. Leeper Kitt, 79, Rossville, died Saturday, December 2, 2000, at a Topeka hospital.

She was born May 12,1921, in Hollenburg, the daughter of Earl and Alice LePage Lemon.

Mrs. Kitt grew up in the Maple Hill community and was graduated from Maple Hill High School where she played basketball. She had lived in the Great Bend area and moved to Topeka in 1965, and later to the Maple Hill and Rossville communities. She had worked for the State of Kansas Department of Revenue for many years, and had a great love for flowers and animals.

She was married to Ulan Gene Leeper; they were divorced. She later married Leroy Kitt; they were also divorced.

Surviving her are three daughters, Rita Beckner, Rossville, Karen Oliver, Topeka, and Deb Crawford, Paxico; five sons, Leslie Leeper, Reno, NV, Mike Leeper, Tonganoxie, Pat Leeper, Topeka, and Mick Leeper and Tom Leeper, Rossville; a sister, Reva Boaz, Shawnee Mission; a brother, Lawrence Lemon, Rossville; 17 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.

A family visitation at Piper Funeral Chapel, Rossville, was Monday evening. Her service was at 10 a.m. Tuesday (this morning) at the Maple Hill Community Congregational Community Church in Maple Hill. Burial was in the Maple Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hand Humane Society, Topeka.

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