Arletta Esther Sage Smith Nichols

1944 -

• Name	Arletta Esther Sage Smith Nichols
  Born	22 Dec 1944
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I12792	Rossville
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Austin M (Auty) Sage,   b. 14 Sep 1917, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Sep 2004, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Luella May Olson Sage,   b. 27 Feb 1921, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 17 Mar 2013, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1942	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- Sage, Austin and Luella 1 Sages to Celebrate 40th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sage, Willard, will observe their 40th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 28, at the Dover Grade School. Hosts will be their children, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sage and Arietta Smith and their families. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Mr. and Mrs. Sage were married February 11, 1942, in Topeka and have lived in the Dover, Rossville and Willard communities.
  		Anniversary- Sage, Austin and Luella 2 Austin and Luella Sage Sages Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Austin and Luella Sage will be honored with a reception for their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, February 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Rossville Community Center. Hosts will be their children and families: Gene and Arietta Nichols, Melvin and Loretta Sage, and Luella's mother, Mrs. Hazel Olson. The Sages have five grandchildren, one stepgranddaughter, three great-grandsons, and two stepgreat-grandsons. Austin is retired from Washburn University after 27 years, where he was chief of maintenance and groundskeeper. Luella is retired from the Veterans Administration Hospital, where she was the Canteen Services cook. Austin and Luella were married February 11,1942, in Topeka. They have lived all of their married life in the Rossville, Dover and Willard communities.
  		Anniversary- Sage, Austin and Luella 3 Auty and Luella Sage Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sage, Willard, will be honored for their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at Rossville Community Center, Rossville. Hosts will be their children, Arletta Nichols, Rossville, and Melvin Sage, Willard. Also hosting will be Yvonne Church, Delia; Yolande Bennett, Topeka, and Yvette Matyak, Wakarusa. Austin “Auty” Sage and Luella Olson were married Feb. 11, 1942, in Topeka. Mr. Sage retired as head groundskeeper for Washburn University and Mrs. Sage is a retired canteen cook for the Veterans Administration hospital. They have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Family ID	F2858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kenneth Ray Smith,   b. 23 Aug 1940, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 20 Oct 2000, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 60 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1961	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Yvette Christina (Sage Raye) Smith Matyak Nelson Sublett,   b. 11 Jul 1963, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico ,   d. 17 Dec 2018, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 55 years)   2. Yvonne Smith Church   3. Yolande Smith Bennett Nichols
  Documents		Marriage- Sage, Arletta-Smith, Kenneth Arletta Sage and Kenneth Smith wed in Christian church The marriage of Arletta Esther Sage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin M. Sage of Rossville, to Kenneth Ray Smith, son of MR. and Mrs. William Smith of Rossville, took place October 28 in the Rossville Christian Church. Minister Sam Nickols read the double ring service at 7:30 p.m. Nuptial music was provided by Mrs. Lewis Walker of Harveyville, Kansas. Soloists were Mr. Frank Taker and daughter, Mrs. Earl Hepworth of Dover, Kansas. Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Hepworth are cousins of the bride and Mr. Taber is an uncle. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a blue wool sheath with matching jacket. White satin and velvet bows and veiling formed her hat, and she carried a bouquet of red roses on a white Bible. Maid of honor, Miss Zora Wade of Topeka, wore a beige suit with brown accessories. Her corsage was bronze mums. Mr. Smith had as his best man Leonard Mesmer. Ushers were Buddy Taylor of Topeka, brother-in-law of the groom, and Melvin Sage, brother of the bride. Mrs. Buddy Taylor had charge of the guest book. Mrs. Taylor is sister of the groom. A reception at the Rossville Community Center followed the ceremony. In charge of the reception was Mrs. Anna Lemon of Rossville. Assisting her were Mrs. Leonard Mesmer, Mrs. David Stadler, Mrs. Lonnie Spiker, Mrs. Cecil Lloyd and Miss Sandra Lloyd. Those in charge of gifts were Ada Sage, Shirley Sage, Mrs. LaVerne Abney, Geneva Smith and Janet Harth. The bride is a student at Stewart's Beauty Academy in Topeka. Mr. Smith is serving a four year enlistment in the United States Navy with Fighter Squadron Thirteen stationed at Naval A.S. Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida. [Photo caption: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith] [From 1961]
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019 19:58:11
  Family ID	F3138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Garold Gene Nichols,   b. 6 Feb 1936, Nowata County, Oklahoma ,   d. 27 Jan 2015, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1989	Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, Kansas
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019 01:44:17
  Family ID	F6596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Birth- Sage, Arletta Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sage announced the birth of a daughter Dec. 22, to whom they have given the name of Arletta Esther. Mrs. Sage was formerly Luella Olson. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sage entertained Sunday at dinner for Clinton Sherrets, wife and two children, of Topeka, who is leaving Thursday for Farragut, Idaho, to begin his boot training. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Sherrets, Sherral and Harold; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Olson and the host and hostess. Elmer Olson of Topeka, came out Friday night to spend the week-end with his daughter, Mrs. Austin Sage and family and Mrs. Olson, who has been caring for their daughter and the new little granddaughter.