Mary L Cowger Chrisman Eby

1936 - 2016  (80 years)

• Name	Mary L Cowger Chrisman Eby
  Birth	30 Oct 1936	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Nov 2016	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
  Burial	12 Nov 2016	Olive Hill Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I9407	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Jesse E Cowger,   b. 3 Dec 1908, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas d. 14 Apr 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mabel Henrietta Van Valkenburgh Cowger
  Marriage	22 Sep 1934	Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas
  Family ID	F1477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bill Chrisman
  Marriage	1954	Circleville, Jackson County, Kansas
  Divorce	YES
  Children	1. Ron Chrisman   2. Jerry Chrisman
  Family ID	F4155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Ronald Eby
  Marriage	1967	Brookville, Montgomery County, Ohio
  Divorce	DIV
  Children	1. Russell L Eby
  Family ID	F4156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1954 - Circleville, Jackson County, Kansas Burial - 12 Nov 2016 - Olive Hill Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Cowger, Mary Cowger Mary L. Cowger, 80, of Holton, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo., after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 30, 1936 in Delia, the daughter of Jesse E. and Mabel Henrietta (Van Valkenburgh) Cowger. Mary graduated from Soldier High School in 1956. She had worked at Dillon’s in Wichita in the meat department. She also worked at Liberal’s Grocery in Ohio, also in the meat department as Meat Market Manager. In 1977 Mary injured her back and she then enjoyed being a homemaker. She married Bill Chrisman in 1954 at Circleville. They later divorced. She married Ronald Eby in 1967 at Brookville, Ohio. They later divorced. Survivors include three sons, Ron Chrisman of Arcanum, Ohio, Jerry (Becky) Chrisman of Versailles, Ohio, and Russell L. Eby of Fairborn, Ohio; two brothers, Marvin and Melvin Cowger, both of Topeka; two grandchildren, Kristina (Matthew) Robinson and Devin Chrisman; three great-grandchildren, Sofia (age 9), Zoey (age 6) and Brantlee (age 2); an aunt, Irene Cowger (age 100) of Holton; a nephew, Keith Cowger of Topeka; two nieces, Becky (Dike) Cowger and Traci Cowger, all of Topeka; loving dog, Pepper; and close neighbors, Bob and Alice Primm and John and Peggy Jenkins. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; an infant brother, James Leon Cowger; and her former spouses. Graveside inurnment will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Olive Hill Cemetery. A guest book will be available at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Saint Luke’s Hospice Foundation or Buck’s Grove Unit¬ed Methodist Church, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes .com