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Sophia Dayton
Sophia Dayton, 92, Topeka, died in the early morning hours of Thurs¬day, May 15, 2003, at a Topeka nurs¬ing home.
She was born October 3, 1910, in Geistown, PA, the daughter of George and Laura Griffith Garretson.
She was a former member of the Amaryllis Chapter 321 O.E.S. of Rossville, a graduate of Menninger Bible Study, and the Rossville Lit¬erary Club. She was a member of the Topeka Church of the Brethren and was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was a former mem¬ber of the Rossville United Method-ist Church.
On September 23, 1933, she married Charles G. Dayton in Cumberland, MD. He died December 3, 1992. She was also preceded in death by a son, C. Ronald Dayton in 1983.
Surviving her are two daughters, Nancy L. Brooks, Topeka, and J. Kathleen Kovar, Rossville; three sons, John W. Dayton and Richard L. Dayton, both of Bella Vista, AR, and Daniel A. Dayton, Overland Park; a brother, Walter Garretson, New Castle, PA; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.
A memorial service was held at the Topeka Church of the Brethren at 10 a.m. Monday. Interment of cremains was in the Rossville Ceme¬tery. Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Church of the Brethren, 3201 NW Rochester Road, Topeka 66617; or to the Rossville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 586, Rossville 66533.

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