Velma Lee LewisAge: 42 years1927–1970
- Name
- Velma Lee Lewis
- Given names
- Velma Lee
- Surname
- Lewis
 Birth | November 26, 1927 25 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 months)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Elmira Elaine “Ella” Hartman December 21, 1933 (Age 6 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Reece Cart Lewis — Marjorie G Strahan — View this family 1937 (Age 9 years) Note: Marriage info found in Margorie Lewis Obituary |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Reece Ely Lewis August 1937 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1940 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Beverly Ann Lewis January 21, 1944 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Reece Cart Lewis 1966 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | August 24, 1970 (Age 42 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Havana Cemetery |
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Reece Cart Lewis Birth: May 14, 1902 51 41 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States Death: 1966 — Kansas, United States |
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Velma Lee Lewis Birth: November 26, 1927 25 — Missouri, United States Death: August 24, 1970 — Kansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Marjorie G Strahan |
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Reece Cart Lewis Birth: May 14, 1902 51 41 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States Death: 1966 — Kansas, United States |
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Marjorie G Strahan Birth: June 11, 1908 34 20 — McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: November 3, 1984 — Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: 1937 — Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States |
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7 years half-sister |
Beverly Ann Lewis Birth: January 21, 1944 41 35 — Havana, Montgomery, Kansas, United States Death: August 15, 2023 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Reece Cartlett Lewis - Household
Havana, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
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| Name | Marjorie G Lewis (nee Strahan) Obituary and Family Listing
Topeka Capital Journal, Topeka, KS, November 4, 1984, Page 48
Ottawa - Mrs. Marjorie G. Lewis, 76, Ottawa, died Saturday, Nov. 13 (should be 3), at the home of a daughter in Ottawa.
Mrs. Lewis was a midwife and waitress while she lived in Coffeyville.
She was born June 11, 1908, at McPherson, the daughter of E. E. and Hattie Elizabeth Troutman Strahan. She moved from Coffeyville to Ottawa in 1978.
Mrs. Lewis was a member of Franklin County Senior Center at Ottawa and Rebekah Lodge and Havana United Methodist Church in Coffeyville.
She was married to Carl Lewis in 1937 in Kinsley. He died in 1966. A daughter, Mrs. Velma Lepley, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Beverly O'Connor, Ottawa; a sister, Mrs. Mae Trubey, Rossville; six grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dengel and son Mortuary in Ottawa. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Havana Cemetery, near Coffeyville. Mrs. Lewis will lie in state from 4 p.m. Monday until service time at the mortuary.
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| Name | Beverly Ann O'Connor (nee Lewis) Obituary and Family Listing
Beverly Ann O’Connor, 79, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.
Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday August, 26 2023, at Dengel and Son, Ottawa Chapel.
Family will meet with friends 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, August 25, 2023, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa.
Interment Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Kansas.
Bev was born Friday, January 21, 1944, in Havana, Kansas. She was the daughter of Carl and Marjorie (Strahan) Lewis.
She lived in Wichita, Kansas for the past twelve years, however, spent most of her life in the Ottawa area.
Bev graduated from Havana High School with the class of 1962.
She was united in marriage to Michael O’Connor on May 21, 1976. They later divorced after twenty-five years of marriage.
Bev was a homemaker and had several small home business adventures including Bev’s Ceramics and her own daycare for many years.
She enjoyed dancing at the senior dances with Terry, painting ceramics, traveling, rodeos, horses. To those who knew her well, knew her cell phone was her main hobby. Most importantly, Beverly loved her family deeply.
Bev was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Marjorie; former husband Mike O’Connor, brother Joel McIntyre; and sisters Velma Lepley and Freda Griffin; and life-long friends Pat Gilliland and Sherry Lepley.
Survivors include companion Terry Rupert of Wichita, Kansas; children Jeff Olivas of Spring Hill, Kansas, Michelle Foster (Jerry) of Ottawa, Kansas, Michele Dean of Spring Hill, Kansas and Michael O’Connor II of Wichita, Kansas; grandchildren Alli, Jeffrey, Mercedes, Morgan, Austin, Kylie, and Macy; great grandchildren Lyndsay, Chase, Miles, Mckenzie, Leia, Amelia, and Gentry; life-long friend Val Garrison of Vassar, Kansas; along with many nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Beverly O’Connor Memorial Fund. Make checks payable to Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.
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