Grace Manila White

1898 - 1989  (91 years)

• Name	Grace Manila White
  Born	11 Jun 1898	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Nov 1989	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
  Buried	20 Nov 1989	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6982	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	James Edward White,   b. 13 Jul 1848, Monroe County, Ohio ,   d. 29 Jul 1935, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Katherine Ann Faidley White,   b. 7 Apr 1857, Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois ,   d. 10 Mar 1944, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1875	James Crossing, Jackson County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- White, James and Katherine 1 Mr. and Mrs. James E. White will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, November 7th.
  		Anniversary- White, James and Katherine 2 Married 58 Years Mr. and Mrs. J.E. White, living northeast of town, celebrated their fifty-eighth wedding anniversary, Tuesday, November 7th, at their home. Dinner was served at noon and covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White, Zim White, Mrs. Jim Cottle, Miss Grace White, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. White.
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 17 Nov 1989 - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- White, Grace M. 1 Grace M. White ROSSVILLE - Grace M. White, 91, of Rossville died Friday, Nov. 17, 1989, at a Kansas City, Kan., medical center. Miss White was a former waitress in Topeka and was a seamstress. She was born June 11, 1898, in Rossville, the daughter of James and Katherine Fadley White, and lived in Rossville all her life. Miss White was a member of Jimmie Lillard Unit No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary and Amaryllis Chapter No. 321 of the Order of the Eastern Star, both in Rossville. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Miss White will not lie in state.
  		Obituary- White, Grace M. 2 Blaze in Rossville injures woman, 93 By TIM HRENCHIR Capital-Journal law enforcement writer ROSSVILLE — A fire caused by careless smoking critically injured a 93-year-old woman in her downtown Rossville apartment Thursday afternoon. Grace White of 434 1/2 Main in Rossville was rescued from the burning apartment by Rossville Fire Chief Bob Sieh, who entered the smoke-filled building and carried her out, officials said. White was listed in critical condition late Thursday in the bum unit at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. The hospital would not say what White’s injuries were. Sieh said she had burns and smoke inhalation. White had been alone in her apartment when the fire began in a stuffed rocking chair, Sieh said. He said it was caused by careless smoking by White. The fire caused an estimated $10,000 damage, burning the chair, carpeting, Venetian blinds and a lamp shade, Sieh said. Smoke also damaged the rear half of the apartment and might have damaged an adjoining business building. The fire was first detected by Rossville Police Chief Herb Bishop, Sieh said. Bishop radioed the fire chief just before 3 p.m. and said he saw smoke and smelled what appeared to be wood burning in downtown Rossville. Soon afterward, Bishop told Sieh over the radio that the smoke was coming from White’s ground-floor apartment. Sieh said he drove to the scene and saw Bishop standing in front of the apartment’s open door as smoke billowed out. “He (Bishop) tried to go in and get to her, but the smoke was so thick he couldn’t get in, and he went down to his knees.” Sieh said. “I went past him,” he said. “I could see her sitting there on the couch, and I lifted her off and brought her out.” Bishop then started to fight the blaze with a fire extinguisher, and he and bystanders administered first aid to White. The woman was having trouble breathing when she was brought out of the apartment, Sieh said. ‘‘She really wasn’t conscious to verbal stimuli until we got her out and exposed her to fresh air,” he said. "Her level of consciousness improved as time went along.” Sieh drove to the Shawnee County Fire District No. 3 station at Rossville and came back in an ambulance supplied to the department by the Medevac MidAmerica Ambulance Co., which took White to meet the Life Star air ambulance where it landed near Rossville High School. Meanwhile, three firefighters from the district arrived with firefighting equipment and got the blaze under control in about five minutes.
  		Obituary- White, Grace M. 3 Grace M. White Grace M. White, 91, Rossville, died Friday, November 17, 1989, at a Kansas City, Ks. medical center. Miss White was a former waitress in Topeka and was a seamstress. She was born June 11, 1898, in Rossville, the daughter of James and Katherine Fadley White, and lived in Rossville all her life. Miss White was a member of Jimmie Lillard Unit No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary, and Amaryllis Chapter No. 321 of the Order of the Eastern Star, both in Rossville. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Services were 9 a.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery.
  		Obituary- White, Grace M. 4 GRACE WHITE DIES AFTER APARTMENT FIRE Miss Grace White, 93, Rossville, died at the Kansas University Medical Center Burn Unit Friday, November 17, 1989. Miss White was taken by Life Star air ambulance after being found in her burning apartment in Rossville. According to an item which appeared in the Topeka “Capital Journal,” Miss White was rescued from the burning apartment by Rossville Fire Chief Bob Sieh, who entered the smoke-filled building and carried her out. Sieh said she had burns and suffered from smoke inhalation. Miss White was alone in her Main Street apartment when the fire began in a stuffed rocking chair, Sieh said. The fire was allegedly caused by careless smoking, and caused an estimated $10,000 damage, burning the chair, carpeting, Venetian blinds and a lamp shade. Smoke also damaged the rear half of the apartment and may have damaged an adjoining business building. The fire was first detected by Rossville Police Chief Herb Bishop, who radioed the fire chief just before 3 p.m. and said he saw smoke and smelled what appeared to be wood burning in downtown Rossville. Soon afterward, Bishop told Sieh over the radio that the smoke was coming from Miss White’s ground-floor apartment. Sieh said he drove to the scene and saw Bishop standing in front of the apartment’s open door as smoke billowed out. Sieh said that Bishop had tried to go in and get to Miss White, but the smoke was so thick he couldn’t get in, and he went down to his knees. Sieh went past Bishop, saw White was sitting on the couch, lifted her off and brought her out. Bishop then started to fight the blaze with a fire extinguisher and he and bystanders administered first aid to White. She wasn’t conscious to verbal stimuli until she was brought outside and exposed to fresh air, Sieh said, but her level of consciousness improved at time went along. Sieh drove to the Shawnee County Fire District No. 3 station at Rossville and returned with an ambulance supplied to the department by the Medevac MidAmerica Ambulance Co., which took Miss White to meet the Life Star air ambulance where it landed near Rossville High School. Three firefighters from the district arrived with firefighting equipment and had the blaze under control in about five minutes.