1908 - 1985 (76 years)
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Harry E Kitts |
Born |
18 Dec 1908 |
Delia, Jackson County, Kansas |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
10 Nov 1985 |
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas |
Buried |
Onaga Cemetery, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas |
Person ID |
I4430 |
Rossville |
Last Modified |
26 Feb 2018 |
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| Buried - - Onaga Cemetery, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas |
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| Obituary- Kitts, Harry 1 Harry E. Kitts
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Parker-Price Mortuary for Harry E. Kitts, 76, 1217 N. Van Buren. He died Sunday, Nov. 10, at his home.
Mr. Kitts was employed 45 1/2 years by the Union Pacific Railroad and was a section foreman before he retired.
He was born Dec. 18, 1908,
north of Delia, the Samuel and Carrie
Eustis Kitts. He grew up at Onaga, and lived at Grove, Topeka and Lawrence before he returned to Topeka in 1950.
Mr. Kitts was a member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF&AM, Topeka Consistory of Scottish Rite bodies and Arab Shrine.
He was married to Gladys W. Robinson July 22, 1935, at Independence, Mo. She survives. A son, Harry Homer Kitts, died in 1937, and a daughter, Wanetta Marie Kitts, died in 1943.
Other survivors include a son, Elmer J. “Bob” Kitts, Topeka; four daughters, Mrs. Lou Starnes, Buffalo, Mo., Mrs. Doris Jensen and Mrs. Patricia Ann Kibbee, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Twila M. Fallon, Manhattan; two sisters, Fannie May Kitts, Westmoreland, and Carrie Louise Kitts, Seattle, Wash.; 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF&AM, will conduct graveside services at Onaga Cemetery, Onaga. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 1754, 66601.
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| Obituary- Kitts, Harry 2 Kitts
Harry E. Kitts, 76, Topeka, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10 at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1908 north of Delia, the son of Joseph Samuel and Carrie Eustis Kitts. He was raised at Onaga and had lived at Grove, Topeka and Lawrence before returning to Topeka in 1950.
Mr. Kitts was employed 45 1/2 years by the Union Pacific Railroad and was a Section Foreman at the time of his retirement. He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, A.F.&A.M., Topeka Scottish Rite Consistory, and Arab Shrine, all of Topeka.
He was married to Gladys W. Robinson on July 22, 1935 at Independence, Mo. She survives at home. He was preceded in death by a son, Harry Homer Kitts, in 1937, and a daughter, Wanetta Marie Kitts, in 1943.
Survivors in addition to his wife are a son, Elmer J. "Bob" Kitts, Topeka; four daughters, Mrs. Lou Starnes, Buffalo, Mo., Mrs. Doris Jensen and Mrs. Patricia Ann Kibbee, Topeka, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Twila M. Fallon, Manhattan; two sisters, Miss Fannie May Kitts, Westmoreland, and Miss Carrie Louise Kitts, Seattle, Wash.; 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, with Rev. Dale C. Thomas officiating. Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, A.F.&A.M. will conduct Masonic graveside services at the Onaga Cemetery.
The family received friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Parker-Price Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner's Crippled Children's Fund, P.O. Box 1754, Topeka, Kansas 66601.
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