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Personal data Paul Nay Combest [Wk ObWkftRansomBu]Wk? "Nay" 

• He was born on July 12, 1895 in Cyrus, Ness County, Kansas.
• He died on December 23, 1984 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, he was 89 years old.
• He is buried in Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, Kansas.Source 1
• A child of Christopher Columbus Combest and Laura M. Maxwell
• This information was last updated on November 14, 2013.

Household of Paul Nay Combest [Wk ObWkftRansomBu]Wk? "Nay"

He is married to Fern Barber.

They got married on November 17, 1920, he was 25 years old.

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Notes about Paul Nay Combest [Wk ObWkftRansomBu]Wk? "Nay"

PAUL COMBEST
Paul Nay Combest, 89, died Dec. 22, 1984, at the Hadley Medical Center, Hays. Born July 12, 1895, at Ransom, he married Fern Barber Nov. 17, 1920, at Colorado Springs, Colo. He was a farmer and stockman and a lifetime Ransom resident. He was a member of the church of Christ, Ransom, where he was an elder. Survivors: wife, of the home; son, Gayle, Old Bridge, N.J.; daughters, Mrs. Nathalie Elswood, Leawood, Gwen White, Austin, Texas; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Bill Buggeln. Burial will be at the Ransom Cemetery. Friends may call all day Tuesday and Wednesday at the Fitzgeralds Funeral Home, Ness City. Visitation at the church from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials to the church building fund.
Hutchinson News
Paul Nay Combest, 89, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 1984, at the Hadley Medical Center in Hays. He was a farmer and stockman and a lifetime resident of the Ransom community. Born July 12, 1895, at Ransom, he married Fern Barber Nov. 17, 1920, at Colorado Springs. He was a member of the Ransom church of Christ, where he was an elder. Mr. Combest is survived by his wife of the home; a son, Gayle, of Old Bridge, New Jersey; two daughters, Mrs. Nathalie Elswood of Leawood and Mrs. Gwen White of Austin, Tex.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at the church of Christ in Ransom with Brother Bill Buggeln officiating. Burial will be in the Ransom Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to the church building fund.
Ness Co. News, Dec. 27, 1984
OBITUARY
Paul Nay Combest was born July 12, 1895 in Ness County to Chris and Laura Combest and departed this life December 22, 1984 at Hadley Regional Medical Center, Hays. Nay was born in a sod house on the land homesteaded by his father in the Cyrus neighborhood northeast of Ransom. The sod house was later replaced by a large two story frame house which was his home for 85 years when in 1980 he and Fern moved into their new house in Ransom. Nay was one of a family of six children. His brothers were Frank, Clifford and Edd Combest; sisters were Lula West and Josie Traylor. All have preceded him in death. He attended grade school in the country school of Cyrus and high school at Ransom, graduating in the class of 1916. After graduation, he went into farming with his father and worked with him until his father’s death in 1919. On November 17, 1920, Nay was married to Fern Barber and to this union three children were born. All were raised on the family farm. At an early age Nay was baptized into Christ and has been an ardent and faithful worker in the church of Christ since. He served many years as a Bible class teacher and in 1950 was chosen as an Elder of the church, serving in that capacity until his death. He had great concern for the orphans’ homes and missionaries which the church sponsored and he supported the work in any way he could. Nay was active in the planning and support of the new church building and anticipated with joy its completion. Nay was a community-minded citizen and served on many boards through the years including school board, Farmers’ Co-Op, Farmers’ Telephone Company, Farm Bureau and Federal Land Band. He enjoyed music and singing and sang in a male quartet for many years. His knowledge of early day happenings and historical events was gladly shared with any and all seeking such information. He enjoyed the activities and fellowship at the senior citizen center. Nay was a kind and loving husband and father and a good neighbor, never too busy to help out someone needing help. He will be greatly missed in the community. He leaves to mourn his departing his wife Fern of the home; daughter Nathalie Elswood and husband Woody of Leawood; son Gayle and wife Irene of Old Bridge, New Jersey; daughter Gwen White and husband Mike of Austin, Texas. He also leaves grandchildren; Chris Combest of Seattle, Wash.; Eric Combest of New Haven, Conn.; David Elswood and wife Karen of San Antonio, Texas; Janet Key and husband Jeffery of San Antonio, Texas; Mark, RaeAnn, and Paul White of Austin, Texas; great-grandchildren Timothy and Matthew Key and Jonathan David Elswood. A number of nieces and nephews and many friends mourn his passing.
Ness Co. News, Jan. 10, 1985
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