James H Brian

1944 - 2022  (78 years)

• Name	James H Brian
  Born	25 Aug 1944	Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 2022	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	8 Sep 2022	Kansas Veterans Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Person ID	I7983	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	James M Brian,   b. 4 Feb 1914, Arriba, Lincoln County, Colorado ,   d. 22 Jul 2001, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Cornelia R Winfough Brian,   b. 5 Oct 1922, Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma ,   d. 29 Aug 2020, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1941	Beaver County, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace L Hopkins Brian
  Married	11 Jun 1966	Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Chris Brian + 2. Carolyn Brian Thompson
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2024 20:20:54
  Family ID	F8895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 11 Jun 1966 - Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas Buried - 8 Sep 2022 - Kansas Veterans Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Brian, James H. James H. Brian James H. Brian, 78, Rossville, passed away early Tuesday, August 31, 2022, at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born August 25, 1944, at Shattuck, OK., the son of James M. and Cornelia R. (Winfough) Brian. Jim spent his grade school years in Havensville and graduated from Meriden Rural High School in 1962. He joined the United States Navy, served during the Vietnam Conflict, and was honorably discharged in 1965. The Brian family moved to the Rossville community in September 1979. Jim had worked for the 7-UP Bottling Company, Henry Manufacturing, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and retired from the City of Topeka Police Department, where he was a member of the Motorcycle Unit. Jim was a member of the Rossville Christian Church, Fraternal Order of Police, and American Legion No 421 in Topeka. He was a member of the USS Yorktown Association. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and a son-in-law, Bill Thompson. On June 11, 1966, James H. Brian and Grace L. Hopkins were married at the Methodist Church in Meriden. She survives at their home. Other survivors include his son, Chris (Lesa) Brian, Rossville; his daughter, Carolyn Thompson, Rossville; a bonus daughter, Diana (Eric) Hefling, Maryland; brother, Chris E. (Diane) Brian, Topeka; sister, Lanell Nettles, Silver Lake; two granddaughters, Jami (Jacob) Aldridge, Rossville and Brianna (Brent) Gould, Lebo; great-grandchildren, Draven, Harrison, Oliver, and Marceline Aldridge, and Eleanora Gould. Memorial services were Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the Rossville Christian Church, followed by inurnment in the Kansas Veteran's Cemetery, Manhattan. A visitation was Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the Rossville Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church Building Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.