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Personal data Edna Vivian Hopper Combest [sWksObFwktRansomBu]Wk? 

  • She was born on July 24, 1880 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas.
  • She died on July 17, 1956 in Ransom, Ness County, Kansas, she was 75 years old.
  • She is buried in Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, Kansas.Source 1
  • This information was last updated on November 14, 2013.

Household of Edna Vivian Hopper Combest [sWksObFwktRansomBu]Wk?

She is married to James Edward Combest.

They got married on December 14, 1899, she was 19 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Earl Leighton Combest  1901-1984 
  3. Florence Emma Combest  1905-2000 
  5. Blanche Edna Combest  1910-1995 
  6. Merwin James Combest  1921-1947 


Notes about Edna Vivian Hopper Combest [sWksObFwktRansomBu]Wk?

VIVIAN COMBEST
Mrs. J.E. Combest, 75, longtime resident of the Ransom community, passed away at the Ransom hospital on Thursday, July 17, 1956. She had suffered a stroke some 12 days prior to her death. Vivian Hopper, daughter of Mrs. John Sunley, was born at Emporia July 24, 1880. She moved to the McCracken community with her mother and grandparents. She later moved to the Cyrus community near Ransom with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sunley. She was united in marriage to J.E. Combest in 1899, the couple celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary last December 14. They lived on the farm they homesteaded northeast of Ransom, retiring to Ransom in the summer of 1946. Survivors include: The husband, J.E. Combest of Ransom; three daughters, Mrs. O.V. Engle of Great Bend, Bertha Horchem and Blanche Zitnik of Ransom; two sons, Earl Combest of Kansas City and Dale Combest of Utica; other relatives and friends. One son, Merwin Combest, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted from the church of Christ in Ransom tomorrow afternoon, Friday, July 20, at 2:00 o’clock. Interment will be in the Ransom Cemetery.
Ness Co. News, July 19, 1956
OBITUARY
Vivian Hopper Combest was born July 24, 1880, at Emporia, Kansas, and departed this life July 17, 1956, in Grisell Memorial Hospital, Ransom, Kansas, at the age of 75 years, 11 months and 23 days. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopper. Her father died while she was in infancy. Later in her childhood, she moved with her mother and grandparents to the McCracken community, and from there, with her mother and step-father, John Sunley, to the Cyrus community. She was united in marriage in December of 1899 with J.E. Combest and with her husband established their home in a sod house on the present site of the J.E. Combest farm northeast of Ransom. To this union six children were born. With the exception of five years during which they lived in Newberg, Ore., the farm near Ransom remained their home until retirement in 1946 to their present home in Ransom, where on December 14, 1955, they observed their 56th wedding anniversary. At an early age she became and remained a steadfast member of the church of Christ. She found great enjoyment in doing things for others, taking part in community activities and never tired of traveling and visiting. She was preceded in death by her youngest son, Merwin. She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, J.E. Combest; her sons, Earl Combest of Lenexa and Dale Combest of Utica; her daughters, Florence Engle of Great Bend, Bertha Horchem and Blanche Zitnik of Ransom; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Ness Co. News, Aug. 2, 1956
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  1. Richard Averitt [sometimes as W. Richard Averitt] appeared in the following city directories of Fort Worth, TX with infor, via http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi..., November 14, 2013
    Edna Vivian Hopper Combest

    Birth: Jul. 24, 1880
    Death: Jul. 17, 1956


    Family links:
    Spouse:
    James Edward Combest (1876 - 1964)

    Children:
    Earl Leighton Combest (1901 - 1984)
    Dale Elwin Combest (1902 - 1991)
    Blanche Edna Combest Best (1914 - 1995)
    Merwin James Combest (1921 - 1947)


    Burial:
    Ransom Cemetery
    Ransom
    Ness County
    Kansas, USA

    Created by: LikeHideAndSeek
    Record added: Sep 12, 2008
    Find A Grave Memorial# 29766808

Historical events

Birthday July 24, 1880

  • The temperature on July 24, 1880 was about 23.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
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Day of marriage December 14, 1899

  • The temperature on December 14, 1899 was about -10.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
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Day of death July 17, 1956

  • The temperature on July 17, 1956 was between 12.3 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
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