Frances J Whittington Lemon

1912 - 1987  (74 years)

• Name	Frances J Whittington Lemon
  Born	16 Mar 1912
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Mar 1987	Buchanan County, Missouri
  Buried	21 Mar 1987	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5285	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Whittington,   b. 16 Feb 1880, St. Stephens, Richardson County, Nebraska ,   d. 1 Jul 1966  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Nitah Veronica Megonigle Whittington,   b. 11 Feb 1885, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Oct 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1902	Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas
  Family ID	F5927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harold C Lemon,   b. 10 Mar 1912, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 15 Mar 1987, Buchanan County, Missouri  (Age 75 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1936	North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska
  Children	1. Susan Lemon Kaminski
  Documents		Marriage- Whittington, Frances-Lemon, Harold Whittington-Lemon At a ceremony at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19th, in the Episcopal church of our Savior at North Plett, Neb., Miss Frances J. Whittington and Harold C. Lemon were united in marriage. The ring ceremony was used and the marriage lines were read by the Rev. Francis J. Pryor III Rector of the church. Mrs. Earl Stamp, church organist, played the wedding marches. Lohengrin's march as the processional and Mendelnsohn's [sic] wedding march as the recessional. Mr. and Mrs. Orville E. Scoun of North Platte, sister and brother-in-law of the bride attended the couple. The bride wore a becoming gown of royal blue chiffon velvet, (floor length) with white lace collar and cuffs and white accessories and a beautiful corsage of pink and white sweet peas and pink rose-buds tied with pink, white and silver ribbon. Mrs. Scoun wore a rasp-berry red crepe gown, (floor length) with silver trim, her accessories were also silver color. Her corsage was of orchid, white and pink sweet peas, tied with silver and orchid ribbon. Mr. and Mrs. Scoun entertained at a 6 o'clock wedding dinner Sunday evening. Centering the table was an elaborate wedding cake, prettily decorated for the occasion, a miniature bride and groom adorned the center of the cake, and tall white lighted tapers, tied with pink maline, adorned each end of the table. The bride was a very attractive young lady, respected and loved by all who knew her and was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Whittington. She had been a resident of this community since 1929, coming here with her parents, she formerly lived at Independence, Kansas. She attended High School at Rossville, Kansas, graduating with the 1933 class. Miss Whittington had always made her home with her parents until two months ago when she went to North Platte. The groom was also a well known boy of this community, well liked and respected by all who knew him. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lemon and resided here until a few months ago, when he went to North Platte, Nebr., securing a position with the Nash Finch Wholesale Groceries at that place. He attended High School in Rossville. The newly wedded couple will be at home to their friends at 803 West 7th Street, North Platte, Nebr. [From 23 Jan 1936]
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2019 23:11:15
  Family ID	F5926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Lemon, Harold 1 Harold C. Lemon Double services for Harold C. Lemon, 75, and his wife, Mrs. Frances Lemon, 74, Topeka, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Parker- Price Mortuary. The Lemons were killed Sunday, March 15, in a two- vehicle accident on US-59 two miles south of Hall’s in Buchanan County, Mo. Mr. Lemon was a carpenter for the Topeka Board of Education before he retired. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, having served in the 1103rd Army Air Corps Base Unit. He was born March 10, 1912, at Rossville, a son of Cecil and Anna Lee Lemon. He and Frances J. Whittington were married Jan. 19, 1936, at North Platte, Neb. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Susan Kaminski, Milwaukee, Wis.; and two granddaughters. Mr. Lemon also is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Anita VandeVelde, St. Marys, and Mrs. Dorothy McDonald. Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.; and three brothers, Virgil Lemon, Rossville, Clyde Lemon, Des Moines, Iowa, and Donald Lemon, Le Mars, Iowa. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. North Post No. 400 of the American Legion will conduct military graveside services for Mr. Lemon. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. The caskets will remain closed. Memorial contributions may be made to Moose Heart Memorial Fund, Moose Heart, Ill., 60539, or American Heart Association, 5375 W. 7th, 66606.
  		Obituary- Lemon, Harold 2 Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Lemon Double services for Harold C. Lemon, 75, and his wife, Mrs. Frances Lemon, 74, Topeka, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Parker-Price Mortuary. The Lemons were killed Sunday, March 15, in a two-vehicle accident on US-59 two miles south of Hall’s in Buchanan County, Mo. Mr. Lemon was a carpenter for the Topeka Board of Education before he retired. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, having served in the 1103rd Army Air Corps Base Unit. He was born March 10, 1912, at Rossville, a son of Cecil and Anna Lee Lemon. Mr. Lemon was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 555, Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion, Philip Billard Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1650 and the Carpenter’s union, all in Topeka. Mrs. Lemon had worked for Mount Hope Cemetery before she retired. She was born March 16, 1912, at Sargent, Neb., a daughter of John Wesley and Nitah Veronica Megonigle Whittington. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon were members of St. David’s Episcopal Church. She also was a member of Ladies of the Moose. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon were married Jan. 19, 1936, at North Platte, Neb. They lived in Topeka since 1945. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Susan Kaminski, Milwaukee, Wis.; and two granddaughters. Mr. Lemon also is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Anita VandeVelde, St. Marys, and Mrs. Dorothy McDonald, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Mrs. Lemon also is survived by a sister, Mrs. Leah Berry, Wichita. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 9 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. The caskets will remain closed. Memorial contributions may be made to Moose Heart Memorial Fund, Moose Heart, Ill., 60539, or American Heart Association, 5375 W. 7th, 66606. Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Lemon Double services for Harold C. Lemon, 75, and his wife, Mrs. Frances Juanita Lemon, 74, Topeka, were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Parker-Price Mortuary. The Lemons were killed Sunday, March 15,1987, in a two-vehicle accident on US-59, two miles south of Hall’s in Buchanan County, Mo. Mr. Lemon was a carpenter for the Topeka Board of Education before he retired. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, having served in the 1103rd Army Air Corps Base Unit. He was born March 10, 1912, at Rossville, a son of Cecil and Anna Lee Lemon. Mr. Lemon was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 555, Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion, Philip Billard Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1650, and the Carpenter’s union, all in Topeka. Mrs. Lemon had worked for Mount Hope Cemetery before she retired. She was born March 16, 1912, at Sargent, Nebr., a daughter of John Wesley and Nitah Veronica Megonigle Whittington. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon were members of St. David’s Episcopal Church. She also was a member of Ladies of the Moose. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon were married January 19, 1936, at North Platte, Nebr. They lived in Topeka since 1945. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Susan Kaminski, Milwaukee, Wise.; and two granddaughters. Mr. Lemon also is survived by three brothers, Virgil Lemon, Rossville; Clyde Lemon, Des Moines, la.; and Donald Lemon, La Mars, la.; two sisters, Mrs. Anita VandeVelde, St. Marys; and Mrs. Dorothy McDonald. Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Mrs. Lemon also is survived by a sister, Mrs. Leah Berry, Wichita. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Relatives and friends met at 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Memorial con¬tributions may be made to Moose Heart Memorial Fund, Moose Heart, Ill., 60539, or American Heart Association, 5375 W. 7th, Topeka, 66606.
  		Obituary- Lemon, Harold 3 ToCar-truck collision kills Topeka couple By STEVE FRY Capital-Journal law enforcement writer A Topeka couple driving home from a ballroom dance at a St. Joseph, Mo., civic club were killed early Sunday near St. Joseph when their car and an oncoming pickup truck collided, friends driving ahead of the couple said Monday. Sgt. Rex Stuart of the Missouri Highway Patrol identified the Tope-ka couple killed in the accident as Harold C. Lemon, 74, and his wife, Frances Lemon, 73. The Lemons lived at 1226 N. Kansas Ave. The driver of the second vehicle involved in the accident, identified by the Missouri Highway Patrol as Steven Dale Courter, 28, St. Joseph, remained in Heartland East Hospital, St. Joseph, on Monday. Courter was admitted to Heartland East with a laceration to the left eye and bruises on the arms, a hospital spokesman said. Courter originally was thought to have a possible skull concussion but none was found, the hospital official said. Mike Insco, Buchanan County (Mo.) prosecuting attorney, said Monday that no charges or traffic citations had been filed in connection with the accident. The accident site was in Buchanan County. Insco said Monday that he was awaiting the results of laboratory tests on Courier’s blood. Insco declined to discuss what substance was being tested for. Stuart said the accident occurred at 1:45 a.m. Sunday on US-59, a two-lane highway, 13 miles south of St. Joseph. The accident occurred about three miles east of the Kansas-Missouri border. Harold Lemon was driving south on US-59, and Courter was driving a pickup truck north on US-59, Stuart said. The Courter pickup crossed the highway center line, and the Lemon automobile and Courter pickup collided nearly head-on, Stuart said. The Lemons were dead at the accident scene. The pickup and car were destroyed in the accident. Courter, who was alone in his pickup, was wearing a seat belt, and the Lemons weren’t wearing seat belts. Leo and Evelyn Lynn, Nortonville, were riding in a separate vehicle but traveling with the Lemons when the Lemon car and the Courter truck collided. The Lynns and Lemons were friends. The Lemons had arrived in St. Joseph about 2 p.m. Saturday to attend a ballroom dance at the Moose Lodge in east St. Joseph. “I asked Frances earlier in the evening if they were going to come back to Topeka (immediately after the dance), and she said yes,” Evelyn Lynn said. The dance ended at midnight Saturday. “(The Lemons) asked us if we would like to get some breakfast at a restaurant” in St. Joseph, Evelyn Lynn said. The two couples stopped at the restaurant to eat breakfast and left St. Joseph about 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Evelyn Lynn said. “(The Lemons) wanted to follow us out of town because they didn’t know their way out of St. Joseph,” she said. The Lynns were driving ahead of the Lemons when the Lynns lost sight of the Lemon car. The Lynns turned their car around to go back and found the accident. “It was just a terrible sight. We lost our son-in law three years ago (in a traffic accident). It brought back terrible memories,” Evelyn Lynn said.'' “It looked like the driver’s side of the car had been hit and pushed everything back into Harold. It looked like it killed them instantly,” Evelyn Lynn said. The Lemons remained in the front seat of the automobile. The pickup, which sustained heavy damage on the front, went off the road and into a ditch, she said. The highway was straight and level at the accident site and had standing water on the pavement. It was lightly raining at the time of the accident.