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Kitts

Harry E. Kitts, 76, Topeka, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10 at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1908 north of Delia, the son of Joseph Samuel and Carrie Eustis Kitts. He was raised at Onaga and had lived at Grove, Topeka and Lawrence before returning to Topeka in 1950.

Mr. Kitts was employed 45 1/2 years by the Union Pacific Railroad and was a Section Foreman at the time of his retirement. He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, A.F.&A.M., Topeka Scottish Rite Consistory, and Arab Shrine, all of Topeka.

He was married to Gladys W. Robinson on July 22, 1935 at Independence, Mo. She survives at home. He was preceded in death by a son, Harry Homer Kitts, in 1937, and a daughter, Wanetta Marie Kitts, in 1943.

Survivors in addition to his wife are a son, Elmer J. "Bob" Kitts, Topeka; four daughters, Mrs. Lou Starnes, Buffalo, Mo., Mrs. Doris Jensen and Mrs. Patricia Ann Kibbee, Topeka, both of Topeka, and Mrs. Twila M. Fallon, Manhattan; two sisters, Miss Fannie May Kitts, Westmoreland, and Miss Carrie Louise Kitts, Seattle, Wash.; 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were to be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, with Rev. Dale C. Thomas officiating. Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, A.F.&A.M. will conduct Masonic graveside services at the Onaga Cemetery.

The family received friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Parker-Price Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner's Crippled Children's Fund, P.O. Box 1754, Topeka, Kansas 66601.

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