Melford E Reser

1916 - 1996  (79 years)

• Name	Melford E Reser
  Born	5 Nov 1916	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jan 1996	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5978	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 May 2018

  
  

  Father	William Lottie Reser,   b. 27 Oct 1888, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Jul 1972, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Laurel Pearl Wood Reser,   b. 12 Jul 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Jan 1948, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 53 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1911
  Family ID	F2302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Marie Bower Reser,   b. 27 Sep 1920, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Sep 1998, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1940	Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Children	1. Rodney M Reser   2. Marilyn Reser Bush   3. Patricia M Reser Haynes
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 00:28:33
  Family ID	F2321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 8 Oct 1940 - Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas Buried - - Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Reser, Melford 1 Melford E. Reser SILVER LAKE — Melford E. Reser, 79, Silver Lake, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1996, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Reser was an Army veteran of World War II and served during the Occupation of Japan. He was honor¬ably discharged. He was born Nov. 5, 1916, at Ross¬ville, the son of William L. and L. Pearl Wood Reser. Mr. Reser was a member of the Carpenters Union Local No. 1445 an North Post No. 400 of the American Legion. He was married to Clara M. Bower on Oct. 8, 1940, at Oskaloosa. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Rod¬ney M. Reser, Silver Lake; two daughters, Marilyn Bush and Patricia Haynes, both of Topeka; three brothers, Ben Reser and Randall Re¬ser, both of Topeka, and Robert Re¬ser, Tecumseh; a sister, Nadine Jones, Topeka; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Prairie Home Ceme¬tery. North Post No. 400 of the Amer¬ican Legion will conduct military ser¬vices. Mr. Reser will lie in state from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home at Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Kansas, 4300 S.W. Drury Lane, To¬peka, 66604.
  		Obituary- Reser, Melford 2 Melford E. Reser Melford E. Reser, 79, Silver Lake, died Wednesday, January 4, 1996, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Reser was an Army veteran of World War II and served during the Occupation of Japan. He was honorably discharged. He was born November 5, 1916, at Rossville, the son of Wil-liam L. and L. Pearl Wood Reser. Mr. Reser was a member of the Carpenters Union Local No. 1445 and North Post No. 400 of the American Legion. He was married to Clara M. Bower October 8, 1940, at Oskaloosa. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Rodney M. Reser, Silver Lake; two daughters, Marilyn Bush and Patricia Haynes, both of Topeka; three brothers, Ben Reser and Randall Reser, both of Topeka, and Robert Reser, Tecumseh; a sister, Nadine Jones, Topeka; seven grandchildren; and five great¬grandchildren. Relatives and friends met from 6 to 7 Friday evening at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home in Topeka. Graveside service was at 1:00 Saturday at the Prairie Home Cemetery. North Post No. 400 of the American Legion con- [missing rest]