Luretta Tillie LEHMAN

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• Fact: Daughter of Samuel M. Lehman and Emma Finley
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Whitewoman, Wichita Co., Kansas
• Census: 1930, Living with husband in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living with husband in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

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Obituary is as follows:
Obituary of Luretta Tillie Grubaugh (Council Grove paper)
Luretta Tillie Grubaugh was born on November 12th, 1897 to Samuel M. and Emma Finley Lehman. Birthplace was a sod house in Wichita County, Kansas on land homesteaded by her parents in 1886. Luretta died February 17th, 1989 at the home of her daughter Marinda Barber. She graduated from high school in Scott City, KS, and married Jonathan Lee Grubaugh on April 20th, 1919. Luretta was baptized in White Women creek near Leoti, KS as a young girl and was a member of the Church of Christ Christian since 1942. From 1919 to 1923 they farmed near Leoti, KS. From 1923 to 1942 they lived in Kansas City, Kansas. While there Jonathan worked for Cutter Hays packing company. From 1942 until 1983 Luretta lived on a farm east of Council Grove, KS. Since then she made her home with her children. She spent her life being a homemaker and raising her children. she enjoyed piecing and quilting quilts and other needlework making over 100 quilts to give to her children, grandchildren, and friends. She enjoyed her garden and flowers as long as she was able. Her husband preceded her death on November 10th, 1966. She was also preceded in death by three sons; Joshua Lee on January 19th, 1936; Harold Robert on November 21st, 1959; and Charles Glen on July 17th, 1976; and one great-grandson. She is survived by a son, LeRoy Delbert and his wife Deana of Kansas City, KS; two daughters; Marinda Barber and husband Don Barber; Faynola Bettles and husband John Bettles; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a sister Gladys Wood; and a brother Alvia Lehman and his wife Edma Mae both of Scott City, KS and three nieces and their families. She will be laid to rest in the family plot in the Morris Cemetery near Dwight, KS.

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Created by: Richard Holmes

Luretta married Jonathan Lee GRUBAUGH on 20 Apr 1919 in Scott City, Kansas. Jonathan (son of Joshua Lee GRUBAUGH and Nora Mary HENRY) was born on 5 Feb 1894 in Morris County, Kansas; died on 10 Nov 1966 in Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas; was buried in Swartz Cemetery, Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

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Leroy Delbert Grubaugh was born in 1924 to Jonathan Lee Grubaugh and Luretta Tillie Lehman. He married Deana Irene Rowden on 7 May 1947.
Here is his newspaper obituary:
Kansas City Star, The (MO) - August 11, 1999
LeROY DELBERT GRUBAUGH LeRoy Delbert Grubaugh, 75, was born in Kansas City, KS, on January 3, 1924, and entered into the presence of our Lord on Tuesday, August 10, 1999. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, August 13, at the Porter Funeral Home; burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, KS. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the donor's choice.
Delbert retired from Phillips Petroleum Company in 1981 after 32 years as a maintenance supervisor. He was a WWII veteran with the 149th Combat Engineers, landed with the forces on Normandy Beach on D-day, served with Army Reserves for 32 years, and was a member of the VFW. He was also a member of the Antioch Family Worship Center. He is survived by his wife, Deana Grubaugh, of the home; son, Jon Grubaugh, and three daughters, Patti Wolters, Nancy Gilpin, and Terri Panjada, all of Kansas City,KS; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marida Barber and Faynola Bettles, both of Council Groves, KS. He was loved and respected by all who knew him. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home)

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Leroy married Deana Irene ROWDEN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

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Birth: Aug. 7, 1927
Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Kansas, USA
Death: Nov. 11, 1959
Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Kansas, USA

Harold never married and he died as the result of a suicide at the age of 30.
His obituary is as follows:
The Emporia Gazette, Nov. 23, 1959
Dies in Kansas City
Council Grove - Harold Grubaugh, a former resident of Council Grove, was found shot to death early Sunday at a rooming house where he lived in Kansas City. Police say that he had killed himself with a shotgun.
The time and place of the funeral service will be announced by the Kendall Funeral Home.
Harold Grubaugh was born in Sep 1929, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Grubaugh who live 10 miles east of Council Grove. He graduated from Council Grove High School in 1948. Survivors include his parents, two brothers, Charles, Wilsey and Leroy, Wyandotte County; and two sisters, Miss Flora Grubaugh and Mrs. Donald Barber, Council Grove.
The following note refers to Harold's emotional status at the time of his death:
Harold was found dead at a men's rooming house in Kansas City early on a Saturday. Officers said he had placed a shotgun in his mouth and fired it. Friends gave information that he had recenty undergone and emotional disturbance and had been despondent

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas