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Obituary- Timmons, Carroll 1

Carroll R. Timmons
Carroll Rhoten Timmons, 84, Delia, died Sunday, December 10, 1995, at the Rossville Valley Manor.

He was born June 25,1911, at Laclede, the son of Riley and Viola Baxter Timmons. He had lived in the Delia community most of his life.

He grew up in the Wamego, Onaga and Laclede communities. He was a farmer and also drove a truck route for Stauffer Publications for 32 years and had over 200,000 miles of accident-free driving. He carried the “Topeka Capital-Journal” at Rossville from 1942 until 1991. He served in the CCC Camp from 1931 until 1933, and built telephone and power lines in Wisconsin.

He was married to Cordelia Bell Carley, June 6, 1937, at Wamego. She survives. He was preceded in death by an infant son, George, and another son, Donald Eugene Timmons, in 1990.

Surviving him are a daughter, Pauline M. Conley, Delia; a son, Robert Dale Timmons, Topeka; a sister, Betty Kusler, Longmont, Colo., two brothers, Melvin Timmons, Sr., Topeka, and Lyle Timmons, Manhattan; eight grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

He will lie in state from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (this afternoon) at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. His funeral service is at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Rossville United Methodist Church; interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church or the Rossville Library, and sent in care of the funeral home.

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