Bertha May Parr Cless

1880 - 1958  (78 years)

• Name	Bertha May Parr Cless
  Born	16 Mar 1880	Lena, Clay County, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Jun 1958	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	11 Jun 1958	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2847	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	James Madison Parr,   b. 14 Mar 1856, Lena, Clay County, Indiana ,   d. 19 Apr 1922, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Elizabeth Smith Parr,   b. 18 Apr 1863, Lena, Clay County, Indiana ,   d. 26 Aug 1931, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 68 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1878
  Family ID	F1710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur Abner Cless,   b. 24 Feb 1873, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1946  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2018 15:43:08
  Family ID	F7488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Cless, Bertha 1 Bertha M. Cless Mrs. Bertha M. Cless, 78, resident of this community 72 years, died Monday in a Topeka hospital. She was born May 16, 1880, in Lena, Ind., and settled on a farm southwest of Rossville with her parents in 1886. She was a member of the Rossville Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the Amaryllis Eastern Star Chapter of Rossville. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Metzler, Topeka, and Mrs. W.S. Montgomery, Modesto, Calif.; four brothers, Ray Parr, Rossville; Carl Parr, Altadena, Calif.; Ora Parr, San Diego, Calif.; and Russell Parr, Riverside, Calif.; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were at 2 p. Wednesday at the Rossville Methodist Church with burial in Rossville Cemetery. Parker Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Card of Thanks – We wish to extend our appreciation to the many friends for their expressions of sympathy, the beautiful floral offerings and cards and acts of kindness in the loss of our sister. Brothers & Sisters of Bertha Cless
  		Obituary- Cless, Bertha 2 In the Probate court of Shawnee County, Kansas In the Matter of the Estate of Bertha May Cless, Deceased No. 23565 Notice of Appointment of Executor To the Creditors, Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees of Bertha May Cless, Deceased, and all others concerned: You and each of you will take notice that on the 11th day of July, 1958, Joe M. Gresser was appointed executor of the Will of Bertha May Cless, deceased, and duly qualified as such executor, and letters testamentary were issued to him on July 11, 1958, by the Probate Court of Shawnee County, Kansas All parties interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the said estate within nine months from the date of the first publication of this notice as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited they shall be forever barred. Joe M. Gresser, Executor D.M. Sparks, St. Marys, Kansas Attorney for Executor
  		Obituary- Cless, Bertha 3 In the Probate court of said County and State in the Matter of the Estate of Bertha May Cless, Deceased No. 23565 Notice of Hearing of Petition for Final Settlement The State of Kansas to all Persons Concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said court by Joe M. Gresser, Executor of the Will of Bertha May Cless, deceased, praying for a final settlement of said estate, approval of his acts, proceedings and accounts as Executor, allowance for his services and attorney’s fees, and expenses; and also praying that the court determine the heirs, devisees, and legatees entitled to the estate and the proportion or part thereof which each is entitled and distribute and assign the same to them in accordance with the Will of Bertha May Cless, deceased; and you are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 16th day of October, 1959, at 10:00 o’clock, A.M. on said day, in said court, in the City of Topeka, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. Joe M. Gresser, Executor D.M. Sparks, Attorney for Executor