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Obituary- McDiffett, Earl 2

Earl W. McDiffett
Earl W. McDiffett, 65, Rossville, died Friday, April 2,4, 1998, at a Topeka hospital.

He was born November 30, 1931, in rural Alta Vista, the son of Lorenzo W. and Arnolla K. Fisher McDiffett.

He grew up in the Dwight community. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, on the USS PCEC-886. He had lived in Tope-ka until he moved to Rossville in 1966. He was a laminator in earth mover tires for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Topeka, where he had worked for 35 years before retiring in November 1994. He was a lifetime member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville. He was a member of United Rubber Workers Union Local 307, Topeka, and was a member of the Varmint Hunters Association.

On August 20, 1954, he was married to Phyllis Easter at Council Grove. She survives at the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Steve McDiffett and Bruce McDiffett, both of Rossville; a daughter-in-law, Cindy McDiffett, Rossville; two sisters, Carol Peters and JoAnn Evans, both of Dwight; a brother, Ellis McDiffett, Overland Park; a granddaughter and a grandson. He was preceded in death by five brothers.

Visitation is from 6:30 until 7:30 Tuesday (this evening), at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. His service is at 10:30 Wednesday at the funeral home in St. Marys. Burial will be in the Rossville Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Rescue Squad, or to the American Heart Association and sent in care of the funeral home.

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