Phyllis Besta Mays

1936 - 1982  (46 years)

• Name	Phyllis Besta Mays
  Born	19 Jan 1936	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Apr 1982	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	19 Apr 1982	Wamego City Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1269	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Albert P Besta,   b. 23 Sep 1907, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Oct 1997, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Agnes Sarah Reser Startup Besta,   b. 21 Feb 1891, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Oct 1985, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 94 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1926	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Besta, Albert and Agnes Albert Bestas Married 40 Years Mr. and Mrs. Albert Besta of Wamego celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary at the TradeWinds Cafe in Wamego Saturday night with their relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Besta are the parents of five children. All except their son, Averill Startup of Aspen, Colorado, were able to attend.
  		Anniversary- Besta, Albert and Agnes 2 MR. AND MRS. BESTA Mr. and Mrs. Albert Besta, Wamego, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday, Feb. 1 in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wamego. Friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 4 p.m. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts for the reception will be their children, Averill Startup, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; Mrs. Velma Colter and Mrs. Helen Richard, Topeka; Mrs. Marie Brazzle and Mrs. Phyllis Mays, Wamego. Mr. and Mrs. Besta were married Feb. 6,1926 in Topeka and have lived in the Wamego community 40 years. They have 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
  Family ID	F327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman E Mays
  Married	26 Aug 1961	Wells Creek, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Dorothy Mays Schooler   2. Ronald Mays
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2017 11:13:19
  Family ID	F5341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Mays, Phyllis Mrs. Phyllis Mays WAMEGO – Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stewart Funeral Home here for Mrs. Phyllis Mays, 46, Wamego, who died Friday at a Topeka hospital. She had cancer and was ill several years. She was born Jan. 19, 1936, at Rossville, the daughter of Albert and Agnes Reser Besta, and lived in the Wamego community all her life. Mrs. Mays was a bakery manager for Dyers IGA at Wamego. She married Norman E. Mays Aug. 26, 1961, at Wells Creek United Church of Christ, southeast of Wamego. He survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Schooler, Topeka; a son, Ronald Mays, of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Besta, Wamego; three sisters, Mrs. Velma Colter and Mrs. Helen Richard, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Marie Brazzle, Wamego; a brother, Averill Startup, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; and three grandsons. Burial will be in Wamego City Cemetery. Mrs. Mays will lie in state from 1 to 7 p.m. today, when the casket will be closed at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Phyllis Mays memorial fund in care of the funeral home.
  		Birth- Besta, Phyllis A daughter was born, Sunday, January 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Besta.