Gladys Ferrell Deckard

1895 - 1989  (93 years)

• Name	Gladys Ferrell Deckard
  Born	25 Aug 1895	Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Jan 1989	Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
  Buried	16 Jan 1989	Valley Falls Cemetery, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I237	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	William Isaac Ferrell
  Mother	Nancy Catherine Lyons Ferrell
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roy F Deckard,   d. 12 Aug 1961
  Married	16 Feb 1916	Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Eva Dena Deckard   2. Melvern Deckard   3. Anita Deckard Everett   4. Wilma Deckard Brandt   5. Margaret Deckard Smith   6. Winona Deckard
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019 01:55:59
  Family ID	F1617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 14 Jan 1989 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Buried - 16 Jan 1989 - Valley Falls Cemetery, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Deckard, Gladys Mrs. Gladys Deckard HOLTON – Mrs. Gladys Deckard, 93, Valley Falls, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 1989, at a Holton nursing home. She was born Aug. 25, 1895, in the Swabville community northwest of Valley Falls, the daughter of Wil¬liam Isaac and Nannie Catherine Ly¬ons Ferrell. She attended Swabville Grade School and Valley Falls High School. She was a lifelong resident of the Swabville and Valley Falls communities. Mrs. Deckard was a member of Coal Creek United Methodist Church north of Valley Falls, the auxiliary to Grahem-Herbers Post No. 3084 of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Valley Falls and Valley Falls Senior Citi¬zens. She was a charter member of the Swabville Club and a former member of the Swabville School Board. She was instrumental in establish¬ing the Rural Electric Association in the Swabville community and Home Demonstration Units in Jefferson County. She was a member of Live and Learn Demonstration Unit more than 50 years. She was married to Roy F. Deck¬ard Feb. 16, 1916, at Valley Falls. He died Aug. 12, 1961. She also was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Eva Dena Deckard. Survivors include a son, Melvern Deckard, Atchison; four daughters, Anita Everett, Canon City, Colo., Wilma Brandt, Waukesha, Wis., and Margaret Smith and Winona Deck¬ard, both of Valley Falls; two sisters, Ceola Cain, Valley Falls, and Almira Swisher, Delia; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Coal Creek United Methodist Church north of Valley Falls. Burial will be in Valley Falls Cemetery. Mrs. Deckard will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Nellis-Hagge Funeral Home in Valley Falls where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Memorial contribu¬tions may be made to Valley Falls Rescue Squad.