Julia Lee Hemphill-Cochren Slattery

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Obituary- Slattery, Julia 1

Mrs. Julia L. Slattery
Mrs. Julia Lee Slattery, 87, Rossville, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1990, at a Topeka hospital.

Mrs. Slattery was a teacher in Jackson County, rural schools until the late 1940s.

She was born Feb. 9, 1902, in Netawaka, the daughter of Samuel and Jessie Cochren Hemphill. Both parents died when she was young and she was raised by her maternal grandparents in the Netawaka and Holton areas.

She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville, the Golden Agers, St. Anthony’s Altar Society at the church, Retired Teachers Association and the Countryside Club.

She was married to Cornelius Slattery Nov. 17, 1923, in Holton. They farmed in Jackson County until 1966 when they retired and moved to Rossville. He died March 6, 1978. Two sons and a daughter died in infancy.

Survivors include a son, Paul Slattery, Mayetta; a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Cummings, Topeka; six grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian burial will be at
1 p.m. Friday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Hoyt.

Mrs. Slattery will lie in state from
2 to 9 p.m. today at Brennan Funeral Home where a parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today. She will lie in state after 11 a.m. Friday at the church.
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Memorial contributions may be made to the Julia Slattery Memorial Fund yet to be designated by relatives and sent in care of the funeral home.

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