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About Pauline Waxse Whitbread
From her file at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas, uncited:
Pauline Whitbread
Pauline Whitebread, 86, Topeka, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 1996, at a Topeka nursing home.
She and her first husband, Kenneth C. Smith, owned a dress shop and a cleaning shop in Cherryvale. She also served as a receptionist for her brother, Dr. Joseph Waxse, until 1971. He later worked as a receptionist for Drs. Hulman and Farly from 1971 until her retirement in 1981.
She was born July 4, 1910, at Sapulpa, Okla., the daughter of Paul and Ida Fox Waxse. She grew up in Independence and attended schools there.
Mrs. Whitbread was president of the Labette County Medical Assistants and the Business and Professional Women's Club at Chetopa and Oswego. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She married Kenneth C. Smith. He preceded her in death. She married Raymond Whitbread in 1958. He died in 1964.
Survivors include one daughter, Peggy Lou Smith Clementz, Harrisburg, Pa.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Luther Place II or the Marion Clinic and sent in care of the funeral home.
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When her husband Raymond Whitbread died in 1965, they were living in Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. He was an electrical contractor who owned his own business. His parents were listed as Walter L. Whitbread and Hattie Bourne. He had been born in Quincy, Illinois, and was buried there in Woodland Cemetery.
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Pauline W Whitbread
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Pauline W Whitbread
Gender Female
Birth Date 4 Jul 1910
Death Date 29 Nov 1996
Claim Date 7 Apr 1975
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Home in 1940 Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas
Kenneth Smith 34 Head
Pauline Smith, 29, Wife
Peggey Lou Smith, 6, Stepdaughter (Step Daughter)
Home in 1950 Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Kenneth C Smith, 44, Head
Pauline Smith, 39, Wife
Peggy Lou Smith 16 Daughter
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I also found her in her brother's military registration in 1940 as living in Cherryvale, listed as Pauline Smith. Her husband was Kenneth Smith. Then I found this:
Layton T Merrick
in the Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name Layton T Merrick
Race White
Age 49
Birth Date 25 Oct 1903
Marriage Date 3 Jul 1953
Marriage Place Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Spouse:Pauline Smith
Layton Merrick died in 1964, and is buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri. His Find A Grave # is 38296437. According to the write-up, he was a criminal who had been married over 30 times.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 22 2024, 19:29:46 UTC
Pauline Waxse Whitbread's Timeline
1910 |
July 4, 1910
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Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, USA
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1996 |
November 30, 1996
Age 86
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Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas,
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